» butterfly pea

Noun (3 meanings)

1. vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers.

blue pea, butterfly pea, Clitoria turnatea

butterfly pea is a type of:
  • vine (noun) - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

2. large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers.

butterfly pea, Clitoria mariana

butterfly pea is a type of:
  • vine (noun) - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
butterfly pea is a member of:
  • Clitoria, genus Clitoria (noun) - genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers

3. large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers.

butterfly pea, Centrosema virginianum

butterfly pea is a type of:
  • vine (noun) - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
butterfly pea is a member of:
  • Centrosema, genus Centrosema (noun) - a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers