pea-tree
Name for several leguminous trees or shrubs with flowers resembling those of the pea. a. The genus Caragana, of Siberia, China, etc. b. The tropical genus Sesbania. c. æschynomene (Agati) grandiflora, of the East Indies, cultivated in tropical countries. d. Adenanthera pavonina of the East Indies (Coral Pea-tree), called also Red Sandal-wood. e. The Common Laburnum. Sc.
| 1822 Pollok in D. Pollok Life 157 The pea-tree bended its modest head, covered with locks of lovely yellow. 1866 Treas. Bot. 219 Caragana, the Siberian Pea Tree. Ibid. 855 Pea-tree, Sesbania. 1884 Miller Plant-n., Pea-tree, Chinese,..Coral,..West Indian. |