Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

green pea

American  

noun

green peas plural
  1. pea.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Divided into smaller groups, we prepared butter chicken, green pea pulao and palak paneer, then sat down to enjoy the meal together.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

No green pea soup here; instead, vile CG black glop spews forth freely.

From Seattle Times Oct. 5, 2023

To demonstrate a monohybrid cross, consider the case of true-breeding pea plants with yellow versus green pea seeds.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

There’s a single green pea that dots a squat tower of white rice, a statement of minimalist art amid the stir-fry abstraction of lomo saltado.

From Washington Post Nov. 8, 2021

Mr. Daniels laughs, holding the little bumpy, bright green pea between his fingers.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training