butterfly pea

butterfly pea

n.

Any of several plants of the genera Centrosema and Clitoria in the pea family, having blue or lavender flowers and flat pods.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	butterfly pea - vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers blue pea, Clitoria turnatea vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
	2.	butterfly pea - large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers Clitoria mariana Clitoria, genus Clitoria - genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
	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 Centrosema virginianum Centrosema, genus Centrosema - a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface