beach pea

English

Noun

beach pea (plural beach peas)

1. Various plants in family Fabaceae:
   1. Vigna marina (notched cowpea, nanea).
   2. Lathyrus japonicus (sea pea, circumpolar pea, sea vetchling), a legume native to temperate coastal areas of Asia, Europe, and North and South America.
   3. Lathyrus littoralis (silky beach pea).
   4. Galactia (milk pea, wild pea).