field pea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of field pea
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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Legumes, such as commonly used crimson clover, Austrian field pea and common vetch, are nitrogen “fixers.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
Hummus for $18 sounds ridiculous until you spy a bowl of lemony mashed rice peas — an heirloom field pea — and enough chilled vegetables to throw a block party.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2021
Bill says farmers like the yellow field pea because, like other legumes, it transfers nitrogen from the air into the soil, making it more fertile.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2019
A similar fate awaits the Limbertwig apple, the red abalone and the Southern field pea, but their plight, happily, has not gone unnoticed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Would the Canadian field pea make a satisfactory growth here if sown as soon as the rains begin?
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)
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