noun
- Vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers.
- synonyms: blue pea, Clitoria turnatea
- Large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers.
- synonyms: Clitoria mariana
- Large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers.
- synonyms: Centrosema virginianum
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