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shamrock-pea
[sham-rok-pee]
noun
a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shamrock-pea1
First recorded in 1880–85
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