WINGED PEA
Dictionary entry overview: What does winged pea mean?
• WINGED PEA (noun)
The noun WINGED PEA has 2 senses:
1. a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
2. sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
Familiarity information: WINGED PEA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WINGED PEA (noun)
Meaning:
A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
goa bean; goa bean vine; Manila bean; Psophocarpus tetragonolobus; winged bean; winged pea
Hypernyms ("winged pea" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Meronyms (parts of "winged pea"):
goa bean (Old World tropical bean)
Holonyms ("winged pea" is a member of...):
genus Psophocarpus; Psophocarpus (species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs)
Meaning:
Sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
asparagus pea; Lotus tetragonolobus; winged pea
Hypernyms ("winged pea" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
