pea

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Main Entry: pea
Pronunciation: 'pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural peas also pease /'pEz/
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: back-formation from Middle English pease (taken as a plural), from Old English pise, from Latin pisa, plural of pisum, from Greek pison
1 a : a variable annual Eurasian vine (Pisum sativum) of the legume family that is cultivated especially for its rounded smooth or wrinkled edible protein-rich seeds b : the seed of the pea c plural : the immature pods of the pea with their included seeds
2 : any of various leguminous plants related to or resembling the pea -- usually used in combination or with a qualifying term <chickpea> <black-eyed pea>; also : the seed of such a plant
3 : something resembling a pea (as in size or shape)
[pea illustration]