Definition of Lathyrus latifolius

1. Noun. Perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America.

Exact synonyms: Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea, Perennial Pea
Group relationships: Genus Lathyrus, Lathyrus
Generic synonyms: Everlasting Pea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lathyrus Latifolius

Late Egyptian
Late Greek
Late Latin
Late Middle Ages
Late antiquity
Lateef
Lateran
Lateran Council
Lateran Palace
Lateran Treaty
Latgalian
Latgalians
Lathyrus
Lathyrus hirsutus
Lathyrus japonicus
Lathyrus latifolius (current term)
Lathyrus maritimus
Lathyrus niger
Lathyrus nissolia
Lathyrus odoratus
Lathyrus palustris
Lathyrus pratensis
Lathyrus sativus
Lathyrus splendens
Lathyrus sylvestris
Lathyrus tuberosus
Lathyrus vernus
Latian
Latic
Latimeria

Literary usage of Lathyrus latifolius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1800)
"Tendrils bearing a pair of elliptical leaves. Stem winged. SYN. Lathyrus latifolius. Linn. Sp. Pi. 1033. Sm.FI. Brit.-j66. Hudf.3\6. ..."

2. Hardy Perennials and Old-fashioned Garden Flowers: Describing the Most by John Wood (1884)
"Lathyrus latifolius. (One-sixth natural size.) becomes in every way one of the finest objects in the garden, whether considered as a decorative climber, ..."

3. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Goebel, Isaac Bayley Balfour (1905)
"239. To the left: Lathyrus heterophyllus : end of a shoot. To the right: Lathyrus latifolius: node. The unilateral stipular outgrowths are horizontal in the ..."

4. How to Make a Flower Garden: A Manual of Practical Information and Suggestions by Wilhelm Miller (1903)
"Pea, Perennial, Lathyrus latifolius. Six vines with fragrant flowers: Actinidia polygama. Akebia quinata. Cinnamon-vine, Dioscorea divaricata. ..."

5. An Introduction to Physiological and Systematical Botany by James Edward Smith (1814)
"Tendril, Lathyrus latifolius: f. 123. Glands of the Moss Rose, p. 172. /. 124. Hairs: /I 125* Bristles of Echium pyrenaicum, p. 173; TAB. 10. ..."

6. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1735)
"... only one Pair of Leaves, growing on tlie Nerves, which terminates in a Tendril. The Species are ; I. LATHYRUS ; latifolius- С. В. Broad-leav'd or Common ..."

7. Old-fashioned Gardening: A History and a Reconstruction by Grace Tabor (1913)
"Lathyrus latifolius; everlasting pea; rose red. Lathyrus latifolius, splendens; dark purple and red. Leucojum aestivum; summer snowflake; white tipped with ..."

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