Definition of Butterfly pea

butterfly pea

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Noun
1. vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers
(synonym) blue pea, Clitoria turnatea
(hypernym) vine
2. large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers
(synonym) Clitoria mariana
(hypernym) vine
(member-holonym) Clitoria, genus Clitoria
3. large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
(synonym) Centrosema virginianum
(hypernym) vine
(member-holonym) Centrosema, genus Centrosema