Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of leguminous plants of the tribe Vicieæ, or vetch family, agreeing in the structure of the flowers with Pisum, the true pea, except that its style is not grooved on the back. See
Pisum .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea
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Examples
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As he continued tryin to tie the not, the delicate, green tendrils continued creeping toward the unsuspekting Maus… because, indeed, they are the tendrils frum the dangereus lathyrus odoratus x maisouikudzu…
No brakes so hard - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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*They are the tendrils from the dangereus lathyrus odoratus x maisouikudzu*
INVISIBLE MACYS PARADE - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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February 29, 2008 at 8:50 am so, i see you escaped the creeping tendrils of the lathyrus odoratus x maisouikudzu ?
Noah called. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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As fodder plants, two species were recognized up to now: lathyrus (Lathyrus sativus) and clover (Medicago sp.).
Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Subsistence Studies Report 3 2003
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In the hot silence of the broken walls the saxifrage cup was as redolent of Rome as the glass urn that was found buried there; the lathyrus leaves, like spears and swords among the scarlet banners of the poppies, recalled the glory of cohort and legion.
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Or an armourer, looking idly at the lathyrus stipules, may have gained from them the idea for a new kind of spear.
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Among the second are these: Medicago lupulina, or nonesuch; Trifolium repens, or white clover; Lathyrus pratensis, or meadow lathyrus; Capsella bursa pastoris, or shepherd's purse; Vicia peregrina, or broad-podded vetch; Convolvulus arvensis, or small bindweed; Pterotheca nemausensis, a sort of hawkweed; and Poa pratensis, or smooth-stalked meadow-grass.
Bramble-Bees and Others Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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Amorpha canescens (_lead plant_) continued the characteristic plant of the country, and a narrow-leaved _lathyrus_ occurred during the morning, in beautiful patches.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851
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_Lathyrus sylvestris_, narrow-leaved, or wild lathyrus -- in the bushes at the foot of the Short Lith, near the path.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 Gilbert White 1756
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Sweet peas lathyrus odoratus growing on plant support Daffodil: smile please Photo: MARIANNE MAJERUS
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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