field pea

American  

noun

1. a variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum arvense, grown for forage and silage.

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Etymology

Origin of field pea

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

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field pea

I made my big batch with the latter, and froze it for my own future lunches, but when those run out I’ll switch to another field pea the next time I make it.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2022

Legumes, such as commonly used crimson clover, Austrian field pea and common vetch, are nitrogen “fixers.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2021

Hummus for $18 sounds ridiculous until you spy a bowl of lemony mashed rice peas — an heirloom field pea — and enough chilled vegetables to throw a block party.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2021

Bill says farmers like the yellow field pea because, like other legumes, it transfers nitrogen from the air into the soil, making it more fertile.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2019

The plants which are worth trying are burr clover, common or Oregon vetch, Canadian field pea, and the common California or Niles pea.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)