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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.
Group relationships: Genus Lathyrus, Lathyrus
Generic synonyms: Wild Pea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lathyrus Maritimus
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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