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Butterfly pea   /bˈətərflˌaɪ pi/   Listen
Butterfly pea

noun
1.
Vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers.  Synonyms: blue pea, Clitoria turnatea.
2.
Large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers.  Synonym: Clitoria mariana.
3.
Large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers.  Synonym: Centrosema virginianum.






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Words linked to "Butterfly pea" :   vine, genus Centrosema, Clitoria turnatea, Clitoria, genus Clitoria, Clitoria mariana, Centrosema virginianum, Centrosema



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