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pea
1[ pee ]
noun
- the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- the plant itself.
- the green, somewhat inflated pod of this plant.
- any of various related or similar plants or their seed, as the chickpea.
- something resembling a pea, especially in being small and round.
adjective
- pertaining to, growing, containing, or cooked with peas:
We cultivated some tomato vines and a pea patch.
- small or small and round (usually used in combination).
pea
2[ pee ]
noun
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
- the seed of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
- ( as modifier )
pea soup
- any of several other leguminous plants, such as the sweet pea, chickpea, and cowpea
Derived Forms
- ˈpeaˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- pealike adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pea1
Idioms and Phrases
see like as two peas in a pod .Example Sentences
Its earthiness balances this salad of sweet, fresh peas, butter and bright mint.
This task for an ingredient like peas is done by nature, but others will require a bit of knife work.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until the peas have lost their shape and the soup looks creamy, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Swap in beans, peas, or eggs for meats, and consume plenty of fruits, veggies, and whole grains.
They tasted at the big four — Inglenook, Beaulieu, Charles Krug, and Louis Martini — and lunched with a winery publicist on ravioli, chicken with mushrooms, and small, sweet spring peas.
These days they are occasional meteorological irruptions, white river mists, not dense and toxic industrial pea-soupers.
When we meet, Yeonmi is impeccably dressed in a red pea coat and heels, her long hair pulled back in a ponytail.
“This poor guy has a pea coat on,” he says, pointing to a well-dressed youngster in the front row.
“Pea Tear Griffon” is singing what goes up must come down while reading Nathaniel Hawthorne.
A couple weeks ago, I found a pea-sized shard of shrapnel from a past attack in a parking lot.
With this company he had rendered valiant service in the campaign which ended with the battle of Pea Ridge.
He is a Confederate soldier who was cruelly wounded at Pea Ridge, and found his way here.
Most of this work I did alone, leaving Mike free for other tasks, and Joe free to cut the pea brush.
I have never seen a pea-green monkey before, and it strikes me you are quite gorgeous.
Not all at once did the pea-sticks become builders' scaffold-poles, the lines of string the plotting-out of streets.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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