sweet pea
a climbing plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of the legume family, having sweet-scented flowers.
Origin of sweet pea
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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.
I suppose you think youre an authority on the land question cause you grow sweet peas?
Chains | Elizabeth BakerTheir 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 SinclairTwo large seeds such as nasturtiums and sweet peas can be planted in one shell, and four seeds of the smaller varieties.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousTo-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
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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