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Found 3 hits - Term: glory pea, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
glory \glo"ry\ gl=o"ry^; 111, n. oe. glorie, of. glorie,
   gloire, f. gloire, fr. l. gloria; prob. akin to gr. kle`os,
   skr. ,cravas glory, praise, ,cru to hear. see loud.
   1. praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by
      common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;
      honorable fame; renown.
      1913 webster

            glory to god in the highest.          --luke ii. 14.
      1913 webster

            spread his glory through all countries wide.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. that quality in a person or thing which secures general
      praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an
      object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise;
      excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
      1913 webster

            think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
      1913 webster

            jewels lose their glory if neglected. --shak.
      1913 webster

            your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --young.
      1913 webster

   3. pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
      1913 webster

            in glory of thy fortunes.             --chapman.
      1913 webster

   4. the presence of the divine being; the manifestations of
      the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;
      celestial honor; heaven.
      1913 webster

            thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
            receive me to glory.                  --ps. lxxiii.
                                                  24.
      1913 webster

   5. an emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of
      peculiar sanctity. it is represented in art by rays of
      gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by
      a disk, or a mere line.
      1913 webster

   note: this is the general term; when confined to the head it
         is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole
         body, aureola or aureole.
         1913 webster

   glory hole, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,
      exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.
      --knight.

   glory pea bot., the name of two leguminous plants
      clianthus dampieri and c. puniceus of australia and
      new zeland. they have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.

   glory tree bot., a name given to several species of the
      verbenaceous genus clerodendron, showy flowering shrubs
      of tropical regions.
      1913 webster
see also:
loud glory hole glory pea clianthus dampieri c. puniceus glory tree 
clerodendron 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pea \pea\, n.; pl. peas p=ez or pease p=ez. oe.
   pese, fr. as. pisa, or of. peis, f. pois; both fr. l. pisum;
   cf. gr. pi`sos, pi`son. the final s was misunderstood in
   english as a plural ending. cf. pease.
   1. bot. a plant, and its fruit, of the genus pisum, of
      many varieties, much cultivated for food. it has a
      papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
      popularly called a pod.
      1913 webster

   note: when a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
         the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
         nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
         is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
         dinner. this distinction is not always preserved, the
         form peas being used in both senses.
         1913 webster

   2. a name given, especially in the southern states, to the
      seed of several leguminous plants species of dolichos,
      cicer, abrus, etc. esp. those having a scar hilum
      of a different color from the rest of the seed.
      1913 webster

   note: the name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
         less closely related to the common pea. see the
         phrases, below.
         1913 webster

   beach pea bot., a seashore plant, lathyrus maritimus.
      

   black-eyed pea, a west indian name for dolichos
      sphaerospermus and its seed.

   butterfly pea, the american plant clitoria mariana,
      having showy blossoms.

   chick pea. see chick-pea.

   egyptian pea. same as chick-pea.

   everlasting pea. see under everlasting.

   glory pea. see under glory, n.

   hoary pea, any plant of the genus tephrosia; goat's rue.
      

   issue pea, orris pea. med. see under issue, and
      orris.

   milk pea. bot. see under milk.

   pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
      single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
      adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.

   pea bug. zool. same as pea weevil.

   pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.

   pea crab zool., any small crab of the genus
      pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
      the european species pinnotheres pisum which lives in
      the common mussel and the cockle.

   pea dove zool., the american ground dove.

   pea-flower tribe bot., a suborder papilionaceae of
      leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
      the pea. --g. bentham.

   pea maggot zool., the larva of a european moth tortrix
      pisi, which is very destructive to peas.

   pea ore min., argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
      round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.

   pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
      sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
      

   pea tree bot., the name of several leguminous shrubs of
      the genus caragana, natives of siberia and china.

   pea vine. bot.
      a any plant which bears peas.
      b a kind of vetch or tare, common in the united states
          lathyrus americana, and other similar species.

   pea weevil zool., a small weevil bruchus pisi which
      destroys peas by eating out the interior.

   pigeon pea. bot. see pigeon pea.

   sweet pea bot., the annual plant lathyrus odoratus;
      also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
      1913 webster
see also:
peas pease pisum dolichos cicer abrus 
beach pea lathyrus maritimus black-eyed pea dolichos sphaerospermus butterfly pea 
clitoria mariana chick pea chick-pea egyptian pea everlasting pea 
everlasting glory pea glory hoary pea tephrosia 
issue pea orris pea issue orris milk pea 
milk pea berry pea bug pea weevil pea coal 
pea crab pinnotheres pinnotheres pisum pea dove pea-flower tribe 
papilionaceae pea maggot tortrix pisi pea ore pea starch 
pea tree caragana pea vine lathyrus americana bruchus pisi 
pigeon pea sweet pea lathyrus odoratus 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
glory pea
     n : any of various shrubs or vines of the genus clianthus having
         compound leaves and pealike red flowers in drooping
         racemes syn: clianthus
see also:
clianthus 

Results 1 - 3 of 3 found about glory pea:

Chick Pea >> C Words
Chick Pea, definition of term: Chick Pea
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Black-Eyed Pea >> B Words
Black-Eyed Pea, definition of term: Black-Eyed Pea
black-eyed+pea_pag1.html

Beach Pea >> B Words
Beach Pea, definition of term: Beach Pea
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