sweet pea
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Definition
- Noun:
- A climbing garden plant (Lathyrus odoratus) known for its fragrant, pastel-colored flowers, typically cultivated as an ornamental annual.
Usage
- The word "sweet pea" is used as a countable noun to refer to the plant itself or its flowers.
- It is commonly used in gardening, horticulture, and general descriptions of gardens or bouquets.
Examples
- Noun:
- She planted sweet peas along the fence to add color and fragrance to her garden.
- The bouquet was filled with the delicate scent of sweet peas.
Advanced Usage
- "As sweet as a sweet pea": An informal simile used to describe someone who is very pleasant, kind, or charming.
- Don't let her quiet nature fool you; she's as sweet as a sweet pea.
Variants and Related Words
- Everlasting pea (): A related perennial species with similar flowers but often less fragrance.
- Sweet pea family: An informal reference to the Fabaceae (legume) family, to which the sweet pea belongs.
Synonyms
- Lathyrus odoratus: The botanical Latin name for the sweet pea.
- Garden pea (in specific ornamental contexts): Note: This can be ambiguous as "garden pea" more commonly refers to the edible pea plant ().
Idioms
- "Come up smelling of sweet peas": A playful variation of "come up smelling of roses," meaning to emerge from a difficult situation with one's reputation enhanced or untarnished.
- Despite the scandal, the politician somehow came up smelling of sweet peas.
Noun
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climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
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