Pea
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noun


(1)   Seed of a pea plant used for food
(2)   A leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
(3)   The fruit or seed of a pea plant
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Etymology


, originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural.

Noun



  1. A plant, member of the Legume (Fabaceae) family.
  2. The edible seed of some of these plants.
  3. A ball travelling at high velocity

Related terms

  • pea-brain
  • pea pod
  • pease
  • pea-shooter
  • peason
  • like two peas in a pod
  • pigeon pea
  • sugar pea
  • sweet pea
 
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