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pea

1

[pee]

noun

plural

peas 
,

plural

pease, peasen .
  1. the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.

  2. the plant itself.

  3. the green, somewhat inflated pod of this plant.

  4. any of various related or similar plants or their seed, as the chickpea.

  5. something resembling a pea, especially in being small and round.



adjective

  1. pertaining to, growing, containing, or cooked with peas.

    We cultivated some tomato vines and a pea patch.

  2. small or small and round (usually used in combination).

  3. pea coal.

pea

2

[pee]

noun

Nautical.
  1. bill.

pea

/ 辱ː /

noun

  1. an annual climbing leguminous plant, Pisum sativum, with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds: cultivated in temperate regions

    1. the seed of this plant, eaten as a vegetable

    2. ( as modifier )

      pea soup

  2. any of several other leguminous plants, such as the sweet pea, chickpea, and cowpea

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • pealike adjective
  • ˈˌ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pea1

First recorded in 1660–70; back formation from pease, taken as plural

Origin of pea2

First recorded in 1825–35; perhaps short for peak 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pea1

C17: from pease (incorrectly assumed to be a plural)
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I have others, like Grammy’s peas, her strawberries, her fig preserves—I was raised on what came out of her garden on Woodson Ridge in north Mississippi, just outside of Oxford.

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He runs a traditional mixed farm, with cattle and pigs, alongside fields growing wheat, barley, peas and beans.

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Gardner said she had frequently relied on bags of frozen peas to relieve the pain but said some women at the debate had described pouring scalding water on their legs to distract themselves.

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Last week, the FDA approved three natural color additives — calcium phosphate, Galdieria extract blue and butterfly pea flower extract — to replace them.

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Made with fresh or frozen peas, handfuls of herbs, lime juice, zest, and scallions, this versatile, gorgeously green, chunky mash brings life and excitement to everything on your spring crudités platter.

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