A plant of the pea family which is cultivated as food for animals and humans, though excessive consumption can lead to lathyrism.
细禾叶香豌豆，家山黧豆。亦称CHICKLING PEA
Lathyrus sativus, family Leguminosae
Also called chickling pea
Example sentencesExamples
Livestock may also develop paralysis if they ingest grass pea for a long time.
In India, grass pea is the cheapest pulse crop available.
In this context, the grass pea is a wild relative of pea that possesses several interesting agronomic traits that might be useful for P. sativum, especially in terms of disease resistance.
Neurolathyrism is a spastic paraparesis that can be caused by excessive consumption of the drought-resistant grass pea (Lathyrus sativus).
Grass pea is a weedy annual with one to several glabrous stems arising from 20-50 cm high.
Definition of grass pea in US English:
grass pea
noun
A plant of the pea family which is cultivated as food for animals and humans, though excessive consumption can lead to lathyrism.
细禾叶香豌豆，家山黧豆。亦称CHICKLING PEA
Lathyrus sativus, family Leguminosae
Also called chickling pea
Example sentencesExamples
Livestock may also develop paralysis if they ingest grass pea for a long time.
Grass pea is a weedy annual with one to several glabrous stems arising from 20-50 cm high.
In this context, the grass pea is a wild relative of pea that possesses several interesting agronomic traits that might be useful for P. sativum, especially in terms of disease resistance.
In India, grass pea is the cheapest pulse crop available.
Neurolathyrism is a spastic paraparesis that can be caused by excessive consumption of the drought-resistant grass pea (Lathyrus sativus).