pea Definition
pea (pē)
noun pl. peas
- an annual, tendril-climbing plant (Pisum sativum) of the pea family, with white or pinkish flowers and green seedpods
- its small, round, smooth or wrinkled seed, used as a vegetable
- any of various similar plants, as the cowpea
- the seed of any of these
Etymology: back-form. < ME pese, pees, a pea, taken as pl. < OE pise < LL pisa < L, pl. of pisum, a pea < Gr pison, a pea
adjective
designating a family (Fabaceae, order Fabales), of leguminous, dicotyledonous plants, including peanuts, clover, vetch, alfalfa and many beans
pea Idioms
as like as two peas (in a pod)
exactly alike
pea Synonyms
pea
n.
Types and varieties of peas include: garden, early June, dwarf, everbearing, field, sweet, snow, black-eyed, sugar snap, split, chick-pea, cowpea;
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pea Usage Examples
Converse of object
- sow: Sow sweet peas in a cold frame or the greenhouse for early summer blooms next year.
- soak: The next day, place the soaked peas in fresh water to cover and cook until tender, about 3 hours.
Preposition: in
pod: We just got on so well - two peas in a pod, perfect.
Adjective modifier
- mushy: Another way of bumping up your portions of veg is to have some mushy peas.
- frozen: A pack of frozen peas wrapped in a damp towel applied for 10 minutes would suffice.
- black-eyed: What have black-eyed peas got to do with nanotechnology?
- sweet: Happy first birthday, sweet pea, April 30, 2000.
- tinned: Although it sounds complicated, it can be assembled fairly quickly, using frozen pastry, grated cheese and tinned chick peas.
- canned: Frozen or canned peas are acceptable, although I am not a great fan of canned food.
Modifies a noun
- instanton: One can get a pea instanton, by starting phi on the exponential wall on the right.
- aphid: Several other aphid species such as the pea aphid are also parasitised.
- puree: BB had pea puree [ the new ones still cooking ] .
- enation: Resistant to wilt, pea enation virus and streak virus.
- souper: My first foray on to this ridge was on a cold, wet, ' pea souper ' of a day.
- puree: Prawns on a bed of pea purée, gnocchi with sausage ragu & grilled venison with chestnuts taste 'just delicious ' .
Noun used with modifier
- chick: Karen's research is concentrated on the chick pea plant, which is a staple of the Indian diet.
- sugar-snap: Then, a sweet potato or sugar-snap peas fit the bill.
- snap: For variety try baby carrots and sugar snap peas or mange tout.
- pigeon: Pigeon pea ( Cajanus cajan ) research in India - an overview.
- split: A pudding made from split peas flavored with ham.
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