snow pea

noun

: a cultivated pea with flat edible pods that is classified with the snap pea as a variety (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)

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Some favorites to seed in mid-July are cabbage, collards, endive, green onions, New Zealand spinach, bush beans, cucumber, cauliflower, snow peas and summer squash. Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025 Instead of sugar snap peas, try snow peas, fresh green beans or haricots verts. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025 Spring onions, garlic and ginger, the building block for the sauces and aromatics that give Asian dishes their amazing flavor, are key components of this recipe that also includes a couple generous handfuls of crunchy, bright-green snow peas. Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2025 This filling salad is a symphony of flavors and textures, with chewy, nutty barley, snappy snow peas, creamy avocado, crunchy seasoned pepitas and a tangy lemony, minty yogurt dressing. Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snow pea

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snow pea was in 1949

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“Snow pea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20pea. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

snow pea

noun
: a cultivated pea that has flat edible pods
also : the pods
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