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pea

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[ pee ]
/ pi /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR pea

noun, plural peas, (Archaic or British Dialect) pease or peas·en [pee-zuhn]. /ˈpi zən/.

adjective

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Also called English pea, garden pea, green pea (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin of pea

1
1275–1325; Middle English; back formation from pease, taken as plural

OTHER WORDS FROM pea

pealike, adjective

Words nearby pea

PDR, P-D ratio, PDSA, PDT, pe, pea, pea aphid, pea bean, Peabody, peabody bird, pea-brain

Definition for pea (2 of 2)

pea2
[ pee ]
/ pi /

noun Nautical.

bill3 (def. 4).

Origin of pea

2
First recorded in 1825–35; perhaps short for peak1
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Words related to pea

olive, blue-green, stone, pellet, dot, frock, raincoat, overcoat, cloak, jacket, suit, wrap, tuxedo, windbreaker, fir, sap, jade, sage, moss, pine

Example sentences from the Web for pea

British Dictionary definitions for pea

pea
/ (piː) /

noun

an annual climbing leguminous plant, Pisum sativum, with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds: cultivated in temperate regions
  1. the seed of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
  2. (as modifier)pea soup
any of several other leguminous plants, such as the sweet pea, chickpea, and cowpea

Derived forms of pea

pealike, adjective

Word Origin for pea

C17: from pease (incorrectly assumed to be a plural)
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Idioms and Phrases with pea

pea

see like as two peas in a pod.

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