English pea

American  

noun

Southern and South Midland U.S.

1. pea.

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Example Sentences

When this five-petaled thing burst forth from his English pea plant collection in late October, and then more flowers and even pea pods followed, he could also see, a little better, the future it might foretell on another world millions of miles from Earth.

From New York Times

Right now, Gravitas is offering 3 tableside items: hamachi and wagyu chef counter options, a chilled zucchini gazpacho, as well as an English pea tortellini with pork trotter terrine and parmesan pork brodo.

From Salon

Sugar snap peas are a cross between the English pea and snow pea.

From Salon

Part delicately crisp snow pea and part sweet English pea, the hybrid is all about the thick, astonishingly sweet, entirely edible pod — no shelling, and because of that, almost no food waste.

From Seattle Times

This year, for his side of the menu, Robey will prepare a seafood court-bouillon, an English pea and bacon salad, iron-seared Gulf snapper, veal grillades and grits, pan-seared duck breast and an Alabama pecan cornbread cobbler for dessert.

From Washington Times