chaparral pea
noun
a spiny bush, Pickeringia montana, of the legume family, having large purple flowers and sometimes forming dense thickets in the Pacific coast regions of the U.S.
Origin of chaparral pea
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Words nearby chaparral pea
chaparejos,
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chaparral bird,
chaparral cock,
chaparral lily,
chaparral pea,
chapati,
chapbook,
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British Dictionary definitions for chaparral pea
chaparral pea
noun
a thorny leguminous Californian shrub, Pickeringia montana, with reddish-purple showy flowers