chaparral pea

chap·ar·ral pea

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Definitions of chaparral pea words

noun chaparral pea a thorny leguminous Californian shrub, Pickeringia montana, with reddish-purple showy flowers 3
noun chaparral pea a thorny, leguminous evergreen shrub (Pickeringia montana) growing in chaparrals along the W coast of the U.S. 3
noun chaparral pea 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. 1

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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