pea weevil

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noun

a seed beetle, Bruchus pisorum, the larvae of which live in and feed on the seeds of the pea plant.

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Origin of pea weevil

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

These days they are occasional meteorological irruptions, white river mists, not dense and toxic industrial pea-soupers.
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When we meet, Yeonmi is impeccably dressed in a red pea coat and heels, her long hair pulled back in a ponytail.
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“This poor guy has a pea coat on,” he says, pointing to a well-dressed youngster in the front row.
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And cotton crops would often fail when pests like the boll weevil tore through the fields.
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“Pea Tear Griffon” is singing what goes up must come down while reading Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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With this company he had rendered valiant service in the campaign which ended with the battle of Pea Ridge.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
He is a Confederate soldier who was cruelly wounded at Pea Ridge, and found his way here.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Most of this work I did alone, leaving Mike free for other tasks, and Joe free to cut the pea brush.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
I have never seen a pea-green monkey before, and it strikes me you are quite gorgeous.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum
Not all at once did the pea-sticks become builders' scaffold-poles, the lines of string the plotting-out of streets.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions