butterfly pea

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butterfly pea Definition

• (n) vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers
• (n) large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers
• (n) large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers

butterfly pea Synonyms

• blue pea
• butterfly pea
• Centrosema virginianum
• Clitoria mariana
• Clitoria turnatea