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peas
Variant of pea
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
adjective
designating a family (Fabaceae, order Fabales), of leguminous, dicotyledonous plants, including peanuts, clover, vetch, alfalfa and many beans
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