butterfly pea

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Definition of butterfly pea in English English dictionary

large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers

Any of several plants of the genera Centrosema and Clitoria in the pea family, having blue or lavender flowers and flat pods

Hyphenation

but·ter·fly pea

Turkish pronunciation

bʌtırflay pi

Pronunciation

/ˈbətərˌflī ˈpē/ /ˈbʌtɜrˌflaɪ ˈpiː/