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butterfly pea
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As a noun, butterfly pea means vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers.
Meanings of butterfly pea
3 meaningsnoun
Vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centersplant
Similar: blue pea, Clitoria ternateaLarge-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowersplant
Similar: Clitoria marianaLarge-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowersplant
Similar: Centrosema virginianum
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Synonyms by meaning
noun: vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright bl…
blue peaClitoria ternatea
noun: large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and cent…
Clitoria mariana
noun: large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Je…
Centrosema virginianum