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butterfly pea

butterfly pea noun: any member of the genus Centrosema of American vines.

butterfly pea: any member of the genus Centrosema of American vines
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Noun

butterfly pea (plural butterfly peas)

  1. Any member of the genus Centrosema of American vines.
  2. Any member of the species Clitoria ternatea of vines of tropical Asia.

butterfly pea meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

butterfly pea in Thai

Clitoria ternatea
อัญชัน an-chan

butterfly pea in Vietnamese

Clitoria ternatea
đậu biếc
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Dhivehi
ނަންރީތިމައު nan̊rītimau

Forms of butterfly pea

pluralbutterfly peas

Questions about butterfly pea

What does butterfly pea mean?
Butterfly pea means any member of the genus Centrosema of American vines.
What is butterfly pea in Thai?
Butterfly pea in Thai is อัญชัน (an-chan). See Butterfly pea meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is butterfly pea?
Butterfly pea is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly pea?
The plural of butterfly pea is butterfly peas.

Words near butterfly pea in the dictionary

  1. butterfly needles
  2. butterfly net
  3. butterfly nets
  4. butterfly nut
  5. butterfly nuts
  6. butterfly pea
  7. butterfly peas
  8. butterfly ray
  9. butterfly rays
  10. butterfly roof
  11. butterfly roofs

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