* * *
Universalium. 2010.
shamrock-pea — /sham rok pee /, n. a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea shaped, pink and blue flowers. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
shamrock pea — noun trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers • Syn: ↑Parochetus communis • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Parochetus, ↑genus Parochetus * * * … Useful english dictionary
shamrock — /sham rok/, n. any of several trifoliate plants, as the wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, or a small, pink flowered clover, Trifolium repens minus, but esp. Trifolium procumbens, a small, yellow flowered clover: the national emblem of Ireland.… … Universalium
genus Parochetus — noun one species: shamrock pea • Syn: ↑Parochetus • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae … Useful english dictionary
Parochetus — noun one species: shamrock pea • Syn: ↑genus Parochetus • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae … Useful english dictionary
herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Parochetus — communis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Natural history of Mount Kenya — A map showing the vegetation zones around Mount Kenya. Mount Kenya National Park Natural history … Wikipedia
Parochetus communis — noun trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers • Syn: ↑shamrock pea • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Parochetus, ↑genus Parochetus … Useful english dictionary
blue oxalis — noun : shamrock pea … Useful english dictionary
