perennial pea
- noun
- Specialized
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guisante perenne
- Gardeners often choose the perennial pea for its ability to return year after year.
Examples
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Wild populations of the perennial pea have become established throughout parts of North America.
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The perennial pea adds vibrant color to the summer garden with its pink blossoms.
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The perennial pea blooms beautifully in spring.
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I planted perennial peas in my garden this year.
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Gardeners often choose the perennial pea for its ability to return year after year.
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The perennial pea adds vibrant color to the summer garden with its pink blossoms.
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Wild populations of the perennial pea have become established throughout parts of North America.
Synonyms
A climbing plant often grown in gardens with purple, pink, or white flowers that lives for many years
A climbing plant with pink or white flowers that returns every year
A climbing garden plant with broad leaves and purple, pink, or white flowers that lives for many years
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'perennial' (a plant that returns for many seasons) modifies 'pea' (a plant), so the meaning 'a pea plant that lives for multiple seasons' follows straightforwardly from the constituents. This adjectival + noun combination is a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Perennial pea is a plain plant name: perennial means it 'comes back year after year' and pea is the climbing plant with small flowers, so the name tells you it is a pea that returns each season.
