sweet pea


noun
  1. a climbing plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of the legume family, having sweet-scented flowers.

Origin of sweet pea

1
First recorded in 1725–35

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How to use sweet pea in a sentence

  • While a “real” classic tuna noodle uses canned peas, I prefer frozen sweet peas that go in right before baking.

    The Ultimate Recession Food | Emily Farris | December 8, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • I suppose you think youre an authority on the land question cause you grow sweet peas?

    Chains | Elizabeth Baker
  • Their little home was beautiful; they planted some sweet peas and roses, and Thyrsis even began to dig at a vegetable-garden.

    Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
  • Two large seeds such as nasturtiums and sweet peas can be planted in one shell, and four seeds of the smaller varieties.

  • To-day, as Miss Matthews stopped for a moment at the captain's gate to admire his sweet peas, she was not even "nice-looking."

    Glory of Youth | Temple Bailey
  • Later came sweet peas, and the roses followed, hiding with their beauty the weather-beaten boards.

    Glory of Youth | Temple Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for sweet pea

sweet pea

noun
  1. a climbing leguminous plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of S Europe, widely cultivated for its butterfly-shaped fragrant flowers of delicate pastel colours

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