LATHYRUS SATIVUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lathyrus sativus mean? 

• LATHYRUS SATIVUS (noun)
  The noun LATHYRUS SATIVUS has 1 sense:

1. European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere

  Familiarity information: LATHYRUS SATIVUS used as a noun is very rare.

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• LATHYRUS SATIVUS (noun)

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Meaning:

European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

grass pea; Indian pea; khesari; Lathyrus sativus

Hypernyms ("Lathyrus sativus" is a kind of...):

vetchling (any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils)

Holonyms ("Lathyrus sativus" is a member of...):

genus Lathyrus; Lathyrus (genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea)