Lexic.us

Definition of Australian pea

1. Noun. South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Australian Pea

Literary usage of Australian pea

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

1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"... of flower during summer, when it brightens the Alps of France and Italy, giving an effect like that of some of the purple australian pea-flowers. ..."

2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1876)
"This is known as the Grotto, Mossy-podded, and australian pea. It is a green Marrow growing 6 to 7 feet high, the pods being covered with a rough ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"australian pea. Fig. 1339. Eve> green: fls. white or rosy purple: Ivs. much smaller than m D. Lablab. A perennial rapidly growing vine, suitable for ..."

4. At Home and Abroad: A Sketch-book of Life, Scenery and Men by Bayard Taylor (1872)
"... rustic summer-houses, overgrown with fuchsia, passionflower, and the Australian pea, rose out of thickets of acacia, laurel, and the African tamarack, ..."

5. Santa Barbara Exotic Flora: A Handbook of Plants from Foreign Countries by Emanuele Orazio Fenzi (1895)
"... from India, misnamed in California as "australian pea." It is a rank grower and very pretty, mostly in early spring. ..."

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