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Definition of partridge pease - 1 dictionary result

partridge pea

–noun
a North American plant, Cassia fasciculata, of the legume family, having yellow flowers and feathery compound leaves that fold shut when touched.

Origin:
1780–90, Americanism; prob. so called because its fruit provides food for partridges
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