black pea

/blæk pi/
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Other forms: black peas; black pease

Definitions of black pea
  1. noun
    perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
    synonyms: Lathyrus niger
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    type of:
    vetchling
    any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils
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