snap pea
noun
Definition of snap pea
: a cultivated pea that has edible usually round pods easily snapped like beans and that is classified with the snow pea as a variety (Pisum sativum macrocarpon) —called also sugar snap pea
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First Known Use of snap pea
1978
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