flat pea
- noun
- Australian
:
guisante plano
- After flowering, the flat pea produces distinctive flat seed pods that are easy to spot.
Examples
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Many gardens use the flat pea for its bright yellow blooms and attractive foliage.
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The flat pea thrives in well-drained soils across southern Australia.
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The flat pea is known for its vibrant yellow flowers.
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I saw a flat pea shrub in the garden.
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Many gardens use the flat pea for its bright yellow blooms and attractive foliage.
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The flat pea thrives in well-drained soils across southern Australia.
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After flowering, the flat pea produces distinctive flat seed pods that are easy to spot.
Synonyms
An evergreen shrub from Australia with heart-shaped leaves, bright yellow pea-like flowers and flat winged seed pods
A low spreading evergreen bush from southern Australia with orange-yellow flowers and flat winged pods
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination where 'flat' modifies 'pea', so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it denotes a kind or variety of pea that is flat in some respect. As a simple subtype name (not idiomatic or metaphorical) this compositional pattern is common across languages and should be immediately understandable from the constituents.
Etymology
Flat pea was named for its flat, winged seed pods and its bright yellow, pea-like flowers. The words flat and pea describe how the plant looks, so the name helps you remember this shrub.
