Pea
Definition of Pea
Pronunciation: pēz n. | 1. | The sliding weight on a steelyard. | | 1. | (Naut.) See Peak, n., 3. | | 1. | (Bot.) 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. | | 2. | 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.Glory pea | See under Glory, n. |
Milk pea | (Bot.) See under Milk. |
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