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butterfly pea

but·ter·fly pea
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-er-flahy pee]
    • /ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪ pi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-er-flahy pee]
    • /ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪ pi/

Definitions of butterfly pea words

  • noun butterfly pea any of several leguminous plants of the genus Clitoria, as C. mariana, of North America, having pale-blue flowers. 1
  • noun butterfly pea Any of the genus Centrosema of American vines. 0
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Origin of butterfly pea

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Butterfly pea

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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butterfly pea popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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