sweetpea

Legume with tendrils

Sweetpea is a climbing plant with fragrant, colorful flowers, popular in gardens and as cut flowers.

More commonly, it's a term of endearment for someone cherished: Come here, sweetpea.

The affectionate use suggests something delicate and lovely, often directed at children or romantic partners.

Also spelled sweet pea.

flower

blossom

Flower on fruit tree

annual · climbing · tendrils · vines · ornamental · bouquet · vase · florist · floral · arrangement

garden

trellis

Garden climbing structure

stakes · pergola · hoops · soil · cultivate · seedlings · planting · sow · spring · heirloom

endearment

darling

Beloved person or pet

  • honeyBees' viscous nectar product
  • sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
  • dearTreasured or costly

beloved · pet-name · affectionate · love · precious · dearie · sugar · lovey · pet

fragrance

scented

Having added fragrance

bouquet · essence · floral · delicate · potpourri · sachet · perfumery · fresh · romantic · old-fashioned

Categories
Opposites
ornamental vs. utilitarian plants

sweetpeafield pea

Cultivated legume for drying

garden pea · snap pea · snow pea · chickpea · black-eyed pea

fragrant vs. malodorous plants

sweetpeacorpse flower

Plant with decay odor

skunk cabbage · stinkhorn · stinkweed · rafflesia · thorn bush

affectionate vs. hostile address

sweetpeajerk

Abrupt pulling motion

creep · scumbag · lowlife · wretch · villain

Family

sweetpeas

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G