| Noun | 1. | genus Clitoria - genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae Clitoria mariana, butterfly pea - large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers |