sweet pea

Definitions

1. A flowering plant, Lathyrus odoratus, grown for its bright colours and sweet fragrance.
2. A term of endearment for something sweet or lovely; a child or an intimate partner, for example.
   colloquial

Equivalents

Examples

“No one had such pinks as he had; his sweet-william was unrivaled,—he had only half a dozen geraniums, but then they were such geraniums,—the cottage, once an unsightly little mass of lath and plaster, was now besprinkled with roses; and then, his sweet peas were in blossom, and, fortunately for him who had not much to do, they required a great deal⟳ of sticking and tying.”

“He was a nice enough fellow, the boyfriendo. Sweet pea with Jo.”

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