pea

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
1. any of various similar plants, as the cowpea
2. the seed of any of these

Origin of pea

back-formation from Middle English pese, pees, a pea, taken as plural from Old English pise from Late Latin pisa from L, plural of pisum, a pea from Classical Greek pison, a pea

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

pea Idioms

like (two) peas in a pod

exactly alike

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pea

noun

A member of the pea family.
a. A widely cultivated climbing annual vine (Pisum sativum) native to Eurasia, having compound leaves with terminal leaflets modified into tendrils and globose, edible seeds enclosed in a green, elongated pod.
b. The pod of this plant: picked peas for dinner.
c. The seed of this plant, used as a vegetable.
d. A similar seed of various other plants, such as a cowpea.
Any of several plants of the genus Lathyrus, such as the sweet pea or the beach pea.

Origin of pea

Back-formation from Middle English pease ( mistaken for pl. ) from Old English pise, piose from Late Latin pīsa variant of Latin pīsum from Greek pisos, pison

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