Definition of pea Pea
/piˈ/ - [pee] - pea
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| pea - a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds | ||
| pea plant | ||
| leguminous plant, legume the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||
| genus pisum, pisum small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas | ||
| pea seed of a pea plant used for food | ||
| common pea, garden pea plant, pisum sativum, garden pea plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried | ||
| edible-pod pea, edible-podded pea, pisum sativum macrocarpon a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea | ||
| pea - seed of a pea plant used for food | ||
| legume the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||
| green pea, garden pea fresh pea | ||
| marrowfat pea a variety of large pea that is commonly processed and sold in cans | ||
| cajan pea, dahl, pigeon pea small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant | ||
| pea - the fruit or seed of a pea plant | ||
| legume the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||
| pea plant, pea seed of a pea plant used for food | ||
| garden pea plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pea (n.)
The sliding weight on a steelyard. - pea (n.)
See Peak, n., 3. - pea (n.)
A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod. - pea (n.)
A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos, Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed.
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pea
An annual plant originally from the Mediterranean basin and the Near East.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pea
pē, n. a climbing annual herb of the bean family, whose seeds are nutritious:—pl. Peas, a definite number; Pease, a quantity not numbered.—ns. Pea′-rī′fle, a rifle throwing a very small bullet; Peas′cod, Pease′cod, the pod or pericarp of the pea; Pea′-shoot′er, a small metal tube for blowing peas through; Pea′-stone, pisolite.—Egyptian pea, the chick-pea; French pea, the common garden pea: (pl.) canned peas made up in France; Split peas, peas stripped of their membraneous covering in a mill, used for making pea-soup, or ground into meal; Sweet pea, a climbing annual with large and fragrant flowers. [M. E. pese, pl. pesen and peses—A.S. pisa, pl. pisan—L. pisum, Gr. pison.] -
pea
pē, n. a pea-fowl. See Peacock
Wikipedia 
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A pea, although treated as a vegetable in cooking, is botanically a fruit; the term is most commonly used to describe the small spherical seeds or the pods of the legume "Pisum sativum".
The name is also used to describe other edible seeds from the Fabaceae like the pigeon pea ("Cajanus cajan"), the cowpea ("Vigna unguiculata")and the seeds from several species of "Lathyrus".
"P. sativum" is an annual plant. It is a cool season crop, planted in winter. The average pea weighs between 0.1 and 0.36 grams. The species is as a fresh vegetable, but is also grown to produce dry peas like the split pea. These varieties are typically called field peas.
"P. sativum" has been cultivated for for thousands of years, the sites of cultivation have been described in southern Syria and southeastern Turkey, and some argue that the cultivation of peas with wheat and barley seems to be associated with the spread of Neolithic agriculture into Europe.
Description of "Pisum Sativum".
It is a cool-season vegetable crop. The seeds may be planted as soon as the soil temperature reaches 10 °C, with the plants growing best at temperatures of 13 °C to 18 °C. They do not thrive in the summer heat of warmer temperate and lowland tropical climates, but do grow well in cooler high altitude tropical areas. Peas grow best in slightly acid, well-drained soils.
Ways of eating peas.
Fresh peas are often eaten boiled and flavored with butter and/or spearmint as a side dish vegetable. Salt is also commonly added to
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