Definition of Centrosema virginianum

1. Noun. Large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Butterfly Pea
Group relationships: Centrosema, Genus Centrosema
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Centrosema Virginianum

Centriscidae
Centrocercus
Centrocercus urophasianus
Centrocestus
Centrolobium
Centrolobium robustum
Centropistes striata
Centropomidae
Centropomus
Centropristis
Centropristis philadelphica
Centropus
Centropus phasianinus
Centropus sinensis
Centrosema
Centrosema virginianum
Centruroides
Centum
Centunculus
Cephaelis
Cephalanthera
Cephalanthera rubra
Cephalaspida
Cephalobidae
Cephalochordata
Cephalomyia
Cephalonia
Cephalonian
Cephalopoda

Literary usage of Centrosema virginianum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"... BUTTERFLY PEA centrosema virginianum var. grandiflorum. Centrosema, Greek, with spurred standard. Stem.—Twining, two to six feet high. Leaves. ..."

2. Bibliography of the Fishes of the Pacific Coast of the United States to the by Theodore Gill (1882)
"Blue Vine). Fl. all the year round. Common in thickets.—All islands. 218. centrosema virginianum, Dentil, u) ami/<) angustifolium. Fl. all the year round. ..."

3. Reports of Progress by Kentucky State Geologist, Kentucky, 1873-1891 Geological survey, Kentucky Geological Survey, Kentucky Geological Survey (1873-1891) (1880)
"Spurred butterfly-pea, centrosema virginianum (Benth.) Blue false indigo, Baptisia australis (R. Br.) Yellow-wood, Cladrastis tinctoria (Raf. ..."

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