peas

pea  (p)

n.

1. A member of the pea family.

2. A Eurasian climbing annual vine (Pisum sativum) cultivated in all temperate zones, having compound leaves with terminal leaflets modified into tendrils and globose, edible seeds enclosed in a green, elongated pod.

3. The seed of this plant, used as a vegetable.

4. also peas The unopened pods of this plant.

5. Any of several plants of the genus Lathyrus, such as the sweet pea or the beach pea.

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

Translations

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