Definition of Meadow pea

1. Noun. Scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage.

Exact synonyms: Common Vetchling, Lathyrus Pratensis, Yellow Vetchling
Group relationships: Genus Lathyrus, Lathyrus
Generic synonyms: Wild Pea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meadow Pea

meadow cress
meadow dermatitis
meadow fern
meadow fescue
meadow foxtail
meadow goldenrod
meadow horsetail
meadow horsetails
meadow jumping mouse
meadow leek
meadow lily
meadow mouse
meadow muffin
meadow mushroom
meadow pea (current term)
meadow pipit
meadow pipits
meadow rue
meadow saffron
meadow salsify
meadow saxifrage
meadow spikemoss
meadow spittlebug
meadow vole
meadowhawk
meadowhawks
meadowland
meadowlands

Literary usage of Meadow pea

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

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"meadow-pea (med'ö-рё), n. A perennial leguminous plant, Lathyrus pratensis, of Europe and Asia, available as a pasture-herb for sheep. meadow-parsnip ..."

2. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"These seeds, like those of the meadow pea, contain an alkaloid which makes them most unwholesome food for animals if eaten uncooked, causing a disease ..."

3. The School World (1901)
"Meadow poa, meadow fescue, crested dogstail, rye grass, meadow foxtail and Yorkshire fox intermixed with meadow pea, black medick, sneezewort, ..."

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