Definition of Lotus tetragonolobus

1. Noun. Sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod.

Exact synonyms: Asparagus Pea, Winged Pea
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lotus Tetragonolobus

Lot-et-Garonne
Lota
Lota lota
Lotario di Segni
Lothario
Lotharios
Lothian
Lothian Region
Lothringen
Lotophagi
Lottie
Lotus Sutra
Lotus americanus
Lotus berthelotii
Lotus corniculatus
Lotus tetragonolobus (current term)
Lotusland
Lou
Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig's disease
Louanne
Loud
Louella
Loughborough
Louie
Louis
Louis' angle
Louis' law
Louis-Bar
Louis-Bar syndrome

Literary usage of Lotus tetragonolobus

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

1. Travels Or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant by Thomas Shaw (1808)
"... (for it was too early, when I was there, to see it), it should be a species of the winged pea; probably the hiera- zune, or the lotus tetragonolobus. ..."

2. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1888)
"Lotus tetragonolobus, Linn<5. Countries on the Mediterranean Sea. Though annual, this herb is highly valued for sheep-pastures. The green pods serve even as ..."

3. Travels Or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant by Thomas Shaw (1808)
"... (for it was too early, when I was there, to see it), it should be a species of the winged pea; probably the hiera- zune, or the lotus tetragonolobus. ..."

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