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winged pea

winged pea

9.9
A tropical climbing plant with edible pods that have four jagged wings and roots that store food
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : frijol alado
  • You can recognize the winged pea by the four jagged wings along its pods.

Examples

  • The winged pea is valued for its edible pods, seeds, and tubers.

  • Farmers in Southeast Asia often grow winged pea as a source of protein and nutrition.

  • The winged pea is known for its unique shape.

  • Farmers in tropical regions grow winged peas for their nutritional value.

  • Farmers in Southeast Asia often grow winged pea as a source of protein and nutrition.

  • The winged pea is valued for its edible pods, seeds, and tubers.

  • You can recognize the winged pea by the four jagged wings along its pods.

Synonyms

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
vswinged pea
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical climbing plant with edible winged pods, seeds, roots, and leaves

is the everyday English name rather than scientific term
Manila bean
vswinged pea
  • Philippine
9.9

A tropical climbing plant with winged pods used in cooking

is a name used in ordinary speech rather than a technical label
winged bean
vswinged pea
  • Indian
6.9

A tropical climbing plant with edible pods that have four raised edges and thick edible roots

uses a different common label rather than this descriptive focus
goa bean vine
vswinged pea
  • Indian
9.9

A climbing plant with purple flowers and edible pods with four winged edges

does not stress growth habit but gives the basic botanical view
goa bean
vswinged pea
  • Indian
9.9

A tropical climbing plant with four-winged pods eaten as a vegetable

offers the pure botanical description rather than farming or culinary use

Surface Forms

winged pea singular
winged peas plural

Morphology

winged + pea

The compound is an adjective+noun describing a type of pea that has wing-like appendages; a B1 learner who knows 'winged' (having wings or winglike parts) and 'pea' (the plant) can readily infer this refers to a pea with winged features. This follows a transparent compositional pattern common across languages, so the overall meaning is predictable from its constituents.

Etymology

Winged pea is named for its long pods, each with four rough wings along the sides that make them easy to spot. Because people eat the pods and roots, the name came to mean this tropical climbing 'plant' with winged pods.