LATHYRUS NIGER

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Meaning:

Perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying

Synonyms:

black pea; Lathyrus niger

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Lathyrus niger" is a kind of...):

vetchling (any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils)

Holonyms ("Lathyrus niger" is a member of...):

genus Lathyrus; Lathyrus (genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea)

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