Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae

legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

Caley pea, Lathyrus hirsutus, rough pea, singletary pea, wild winterpea - week-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop

beach pea, Lathyrus japonicus, Lathyrus maritimus, sea pea - wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder

Lathyrus palustris, marsh pea - scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers

common vetchling, Lathyrus pratensis, meadow pea, yellow vetchling - scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage

Lathyrus splendens, pride of California - shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental

Lalthyrus tingitanus, Tangier pea, Tangier peavine - North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers