sweet pea

noun

a climbing plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of the legume family, having sweet-scented flowers.

Origin of sweet pea

First recorded in 1725–35

Words nearby sweet pea

sweetmeat, sweet mock orange, sweetness and light, sweet nothings, sweet oil, sweet pea, sweet pepper, sweet pepperbush, sweet potato, sweet roll, sweet scabious

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Example sentences from the Web for sweet pea

Still other tendrils, as those of the sweet-pea and clematis, are parts of the leaf.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell
These must be only just covered by a very fine sprinkling of earth; but sweet-pea and nasturtium must be sown deeper.
What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes|Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Another, like the sweet-pea, dons a kind of helmet, whose vizor must be lifted by its suitor.
The Insect|Jules Michelet
Notice the method of growth—the stem no stronger than that of the sweet-pea, but lying flat on the ground.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study|Ontario Ministry of Education

Don't she look like a little flower—a sweet-pea or something?
The Rosie World|Parker Fillmore

British Dictionary definitions for sweet pea

sweet pea

noun

a climbing leguminous plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of S Europe, widely cultivated for its butterfly-shaped fragrant flowers of delicate pastel colours

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单词	sweet pea
释义	sweet pea noun a climbing plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of the legume family, having sweet-scented flowers. Origin of sweet pea First recorded in 1725–35 Words nearby sweet pea sweetmeat, sweet mock orange, sweetness and light, sweet nothings, sweet oil, sweet pea, sweet pepper, sweet pepperbush, sweet potato, sweet roll, sweet scabious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sweet pea Still other tendrils, as those of the sweet-pea and clematis, are parts of the leaf. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany\|Douglas Houghton Campbell These must be only just covered by a very fine sprinkling of earth; but sweet-pea and nasturtium must be sown deeper. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes\|Dorothy Canfield Fisher Another, like the sweet-pea, dons a kind of helmet, whose vizor must be lifted by its suitor. The Insect\|Jules Michelet Notice the method of growth—the stem no stronger than that of the sweet-pea, but lying flat on the ground. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study\|Ontario Ministry of Education Don't she look like a little flower—a sweet-pea or something? The Rosie World\|Parker Fillmore British Dictionary definitions for sweet pea sweet pea noun a climbing leguminous plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of S Europe, widely cultivated for its butterfly-shaped fragrant flowers of delicate pastel colours Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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