释义 |
butterfly pea noun : any of several large-flowered wild peas of the closely related genera Clitoria and Centrosema: as a. : a common twining vine (Clitoria mariana) of the southeastern and central United States with pale blue 2-inch flowers having very large standards b. : a weakly twining to prostrate vine (Centrosema virginianum) occurring from New Jersey to tropical eastern No. America and sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers |