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glory pea

glory pea noun: sturt's desert pea (Swainsona formosa, syn. Clianthus dampieri), of Australia and New Zealand.

glory pea: sturt's desert pea (Swainsona formosa, syn. Clianthus dampieri), of Australia and New Zealand
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Noun

glory pea (plural glory peas)

  1. Sturt's desert pea (Swainsona formosa, syn. Clianthus dampieri), of Australia and New Zealand.
  2. Kakabeaks (Cilanthus spp.)
  3. especially, northern kakabeak (Clianthus puniceus), of Australia and New Zealand.
  4. Scarlet sesbane (Sesbania punicea), native from Brazil to Argentina, cultivated widely, but invasive.

Forms of glory pea

pluralglory peas

Words formed from glory pea

  • Brazilian glory pea
  • golden glory pea

Questions about glory pea

What does glory pea mean?
Glory pea means sturt's desert pea (Swainsona formosa, syn. Clianthus dampieri), of Australia and New Zealand.
What part of speech is glory pea?
Glory pea is a noun.
What is the plural of glory pea?
The plural of glory pea is glory peas.

Words near glory pea in the dictionary

  1. glory holing
  2. glory hunter
  3. glory hunters
  4. glory lilies
  5. glory lily
  6. glory pea
  7. glory peas
  8. glory supporter
  9. glory tree
  10. glory trees
  11. glory wall

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