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PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
Synonyms:
Lathyrus splendens; pride of California
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pride of California" is a kind of...):
wild pea (any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines)
Holonyms ("pride of California" is a member of...):
genus Lathyrus; Lathyrus (genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea)