Definitions for PEApi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
peapi(n.; adj.)(pl.)peas
(n.)the round edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
Category: Plants
the plant itself.
Category: Plants
the green, somewhat inflated pod of this plant.
Category: Plants
any of various related or similar plants or their seed, as the chickpea.
Category: Plants
something resembling a pea, esp. in being small and round.
(adj.)pertaining to, containing, or cooked with peas.
small or small and round (usu. used in combination).
Origin of pea:
1660–70; back formation from ME pese, pees a pea, taken as pl. < OE peose, pise < L pisa, pl. of pisum < Gk pison pea
Princeton's WordNet
pea(noun)
seed of a pea plant used for food
pea(noun)
the fruit or seed of a pea plant
pea, pea plant(noun)
a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
pea(noun)pi
a very small round green vegetable
frozen peas
Wiktionary
pea(Noun)
A plant, member of the Legume (Fabaceae) family
pea(Noun)
The edible seed of some of these plants
pea(Noun)
A ball travelling at high velocity
Origin: originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural.
Webster Dictionary
Pea(noun)
the sliding weight on a steelyard
Pea(noun)
see Peak, n., 3
Pea(noun)
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(noun)
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
Translations for PEA
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
pea(noun)
the round seed of a kind of climbing plant, eaten as a vegetable
We had roast beef, potatoes and peas for dinner.
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