Pea definition
A member of the pea family.
noun
Any of several plants of the genus Lathyrus, such as the sweet pea or the beach pea.
noun
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.
noun
The pod of this plant.
Picked peas for dinner.
noun
The seed of this plant, used as a vegetable.
noun
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A similar seed of various other plants, such as a cowpea.
noun
Any of various similar plants, as the cowpea.
noun
The seed of any of these.
noun
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An annual, tendril-climbing plant (Pisum sativum) of the pea family, with white or pinkish flowers and green seedpods.
noun
Its small, round, smooth or wrinkled seed, used as a vegetable.
noun
Designating a family (Fabaceae, order Fabales) of leguminous, dicotyledonous plants, including peanuts, clover, vetch, alfalfa, and many beans.
adjective
like (two) peas in a pod
- exactly alike
idiom
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
pea
Plural:
peasIdioms and Phrasal Verbs
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
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition