CLITORIA MARIANA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers

Synonyms:

butterfly pea; Clitoria mariana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Clitoria mariana" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Clitoria mariana" is a member of...):

Clitoria; genus Clitoria (genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers)