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butterfly pea

noun

1 butterfly pea

Vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers.

synonyms: blue pea, Clitoria turnatea.

2 butterfly pea

Large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers.

synonym: Clitoria mariana.

3 butterfly pea

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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