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LATHYRUS NIGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lathyrus niger mean?
• LATHYRUS NIGER (noun)
The noun LATHYRUS NIGER has 1 sense:
1. perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
Familiarity information: LATHYRUS NIGER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
black pea; Lathyrus niger
Hypernyms ("Lathyrus niger" is a kind of...):
vetchling (any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils)
Holonyms ("Lathyrus niger" is a member of...):
genus Lathyrus; Lathyrus (genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea)
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