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pea

1

[ pee ]

noun

plural peas, (Archaic or British Dialect) pease or peasen
  1. the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
  2. the plant itself.
  3. the green, somewhat inflated pod of this plant.
  4. any of various related or similar plants or their seed, as the chickpea.
  5. something resembling a pea, especially in being small and round.


adjective

  1. pertaining to, growing, containing, or cooked with peas:

    We cultivated some tomato vines and a pea patch.

  2. small or small and round (usually used in combination).

pea

2

[ pee ]

noun

Nautical.

pea

/ 辱ː /

noun

  1. 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

  2. any of several other leguminous plants, such as the sweet pea, chickpea, and cowpea
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • l adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pea1

First recorded in 1660–70; back formation from pease, taken as plural

Origin of pea2

First recorded in 1825–35; perhaps short for peak 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pea1

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

see like as two peas in a pod .
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But your homemade meals don’t have to resemble a frozen TV dinner, with its segmented tray of meat, an amorphous sauce, a scoop of peas or rice and a mysterious, saccharine lump of... jello?

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They point to offers such as a free kids meal with an adult's one, free parking, and fish and chips with mushy peas for £8.50.

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Peanuts and peas can sometimes get inhaled and stuck in the airways.

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Before she was diagnosed she would put her hands in packets of frozen peas in an effort to find some relief.

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I became obsessed with "waakye" - a dish made from rice and black-eyed peas, often cooked with millet leaves, giving it a distinctive purple-brown colour.

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