sweet pea

noun
1.
a climbing plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of the legume family, having sweet-scented flowers.
Origin
1725-35
Examples from the web for sweet pea
  • Nibble on sweet pea risotto, polenta with truffle oil and sweet potato cakes with spicy harissa mayonnaise.
British Dictionary definitions for sweet pea

sweet pea

noun
1.
a climbing leguminous plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of S Europe, widely cultivated for its butterfly-shaped fragrant flowers of delicate pastel colours
Slang definitions & phrases for sweet pea

sweet pea

noun phrase

A sweetheart

[1940s+; perhaps a shortening of sweet patootie, influenced by the name of the garden plant]