genus Lathyrus

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genus Lathyrus - genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild peaLathyrusrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsPapilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceaevetchling - any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrilseverlasting pea - any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrusbroad-leaved everlasting pea, Lathyrus latifolius, perennial pea - perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North Americabeach pea, Lathyrus japonicus, Lathyrus maritimus, sea pea - wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binderblack pea, Lathyrus niger - perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in dryinggrass vetch, grass vetchling, Lathyrus nissolia - annual European vetch with red flowersLathyrus odoratus, sweet pea, sweetpea - climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowersLathyrus palustris, marsh pea - scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowerscommon vetchling, Lathyrus pratensis, meadow pea, yellow vetchling - scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for foragegrass pea, Indian pea, khesari, Lathyrus sativus - European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhereLathyrus splendens, pride of California - shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamentalLathyrus sylvestris, narrow-leaved everlasting pea, flat pea - European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manureLalthyrus tingitanus, Tangier pea, Tangier peavine - North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowersearthnut pea, earth-nut pea, heath pea, Lathyrus tuberosus, tuberous vetch - European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskeyLathyrus vernus, spring vetchling, spring vetch - bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers