Definition of Lathyrus maritimus

1. Noun. Wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder.

Exact synonyms: Beach Pea, Lathyrus Japonicus, Sea Pea
Group relationships: Genus Lathyrus, Lathyrus
Generic synonyms: Wild Pea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lathyrus Maritimus

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
Lathyrus maritimus (current term)
Lathyrus niger
Lathyrus nissolia
Lathyrus odoratus
Lathyrus palustris
Lathyrus pratensis
Lathyrus sativus
Lathyrus splendens
Lathyrus sylvestris
Lathyrus tuberosus
Lathyrus vernus
Latian
Latic
Latimeria
Latimeria chalumnae

Literary usage of Lathyrus maritimus

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

1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1909)
"Leathery Leaf: Lathyrus maritimus, Ampelopsis quinquefolia, ... Leaf Becoming Erect in Sun Position: Strophostyles helvola, Lathyrus maritimus, ..."

2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1901)
"in a remarkable ecological way with this grass is the sand pea, Lathyrus maritimus (L.) Bigel., which flourishes with it on the •dune summit. ..."

3. Lake Superior: Its Physical Character, Vegetation, and Animals, Compared by Louis Agassiz, James Elliot Cabot (1850)
"Callitriche linearis Pursh. u Yerna L. Lathyrus maritimus Bigel. ... Lathyrus maritimus P>. Marine plant. " palustris L. Marshes of the lakes. ..."

4. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"In the second place, this species is not an Arctic plant like Arenaria peploides and Lathyrus maritimus ; and the possibility of inter-communication between ..."

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