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Beach Pea

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Noun

1. beach pea, lathyrus japonicus, lathyrus maritimus, sea pea

wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder

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Beach Pea

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n.
Any of certain perennial herbs of the genus Lathyrus in the pea family, especially L. japonicus, native to shores of temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere, having pinnately compound leaves and purplish flowers.

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