pea

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[ pee ]
/ pi /
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noun, plural peas, (Archaic or British Dialect) pease or peas·en [pee-zuh n] /ˈpi zən/.

adjective

Also called English pea, garden pea, green pea (for defs 1, 2).

Origin of pea

1
1275–1325; Middle English; back formation from pease, taken as plural

OTHER WORDS FROM pea

pea·like, adjective

Words nearby pea

pdsa, pdt, pe, pe-tsai, pe-tsai cabbage, pea, pea aphid, pea bean, pea coal, pea crab, pea green

Definition for pea (2 of 2)

pea 2
[ pee ]
/ pi /

noun Nautical.

bill3(def 4).

Origin of pea

2
First recorded in 1825–35; perhaps short for peak1

Words related to pea

olive, blue-green, stone, pellet, dot, frock, raincoat, overcoat, cloak, jacket, suit, wrap, tuxedo, windbreaker, fir, sap, jade, sage, moss, pine

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British Dictionary definitions for pea

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
  1. the seed of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
  2. (as modifier)pea soup
any of several other leguminous plants, such as the sweet pea, chickpea, and cowpea

Derived forms of pea

pealike, adjective

Word Origin for pea

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

Idioms and Phrases with pea

pea

see like as two peas in a pod.