WINGED PEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does winged pea mean? 

• WINGED PEA (noun)
  The noun WINGED PEA has 2 senses:

1. a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics

2. sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod

  Familiarity information: WINGED PEA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WINGED PEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

goa bean; goa bean vine; Manila bean; Psophocarpus tetragonolobus; winged bean; winged pea

Hypernyms ("winged pea" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Meronyms (parts of "winged pea"):

goa bean (Old World tropical bean)

Holonyms ("winged pea" is a member of...):

genus Psophocarpus; Psophocarpus (species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

asparagus pea; Lotus tetragonolobus; winged pea

Hypernyms ("winged pea" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)