pride-of-California

pride-of-California
/pruyd"euhv kal'euh fawr"nyeuh, -nee euh/, n.
a shrubby plant, Lathyrus splendens, of the legume family, native to southern California, having showy clusters of pale rose-pink, violet, or magenta flowers and large, smooth, beaked pods.
[1890-95]

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