lathyrus sativus

1. 1.

   European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere

   Synonymsgrass peaIndian peakhesari

   Broadervetchling

   Part ofLathyrus

Questions about lathyrus sativus

What does lathyrus sativus mean?

lathyrus sativus means "European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere".

What is another word for lathyrus sativus?

Close synonyms include grass pea, Indian pea, khesari. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lathyrus sativus a common word?

lathyrus sativus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.