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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
The revamped fries don’t contain any of the nine major allergens, but do include pea starch in their coating.
Then my husband tried buying black-eyed peas in cans, which cut the prep to nearly nothing.
Mahmoud bought three pots and made a stew out of veggies — mostly from cans, like peas and carrots — fresh tomatoes, seasonings and salt.
Another family member said the baby and the dog were "like two peas in a pod".
“Valium was in everything, food I ate, the water that I drank ... peas in my plate / She sprinkled just enough of it to season my steak,” he raps.
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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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