partridge pea

partridge pea
a North American plant, Cassia fasciculata, of the legume family, having yellow flowers and feathery compound leaves that fold shut when touched.
[1780-90, Amer.; prob. so called because its fruit provides food for partridges]

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  • partridge pea — noun tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia • Syn: ↑sensitive pea, ↑wild sensitive plant, ↑Chamaecrista fasciculata, ↑Cassia fasciculata • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex …   Useful english dictionary

  • Partridge-pea — Cassia (E) …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

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  • Bamboo partridge — Partridge Par tridge (p[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, icis, fr. Gr. pe rdix.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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