green pea
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He decided to go with the young broadcaster who had so impressed him – later describing Scully as "a pretty appealing young green pea … a boy who had something on the ball."
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2022
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
The fresh black-eyed pea is a wonder of markings all its own, with that deep purple-black O-ring in the same spot on every tiny little pale green pea.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2021
She would invent little tiny radios the size of a green pea that people could carry around and stick in their ears.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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