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Definition of Heath pea
1. Noun. European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey.
Group relationships: Genus Lathyrus, Lathyrus
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heath Pea
Literary usage of Heath pea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"Bot. E. Bord. Pea, Crow. Empetrum nigrum, L.—Moray. Pea, Everlasting. See Everlasting
Pea. Pea, Heath. See heath pea. Pea, Mice. Vicia Cracca, L.—Moray. ..."
2. English Compound Words and Phrases: A Reference List, with Statement of by Francis Horace Teall (1892)
"... heather=claw heather=grass heather=Untie heather=peeper heather=wool heath=fowl
heath=grass heath=hen heath=honeysuckle heath=pea heath=peat heath=poult ..."
3. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1891)
"The Chick Pea (qv) is a species of Cicer ; and the Wood or heath pea is Orobus
tuberosas.—The pods of peas are often injured by the Pea-beetle ..."
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