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WINGED PEA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod

Synonyms:

asparagus pea; Lotus tetragonolobus; winged pea

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("winged pea" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics

Synonyms:

goa bean; goa bean vine; Manila bean; Psophocarpus tetragonolobus; winged bean; winged pea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("winged pea" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Meronyms (parts of "winged pea"):

goa bean (Old World tropical bean)

Holonyms ("winged pea" is a member of...):

genus Psophocarpus; Psophocarpus (species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs)

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