'PEA' definitions:
Definition of 'pea'
From: WordNet
noun
Seed of a pea plant used for food
noun
The fruit or seed of a pea plant
noun
A leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds [syn: pea, pea plant]
Definition of 'Pea'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Pea'
From: GCIDE
- Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. Peas (p[=e]z) or Pease (p[=e]z). [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. pi`sos, pi`son. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease.]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below. [1913 Webster]
- Beach pea (Bot.), a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus.
- Black-eyed pea, a West Indian name for {Dolichos sph[ae]rospermus} and its seed.
- Butterfly pea, the American plant Clitoria Mariana, having showy blossoms.
- Chick pea. See Chick-pea.
- Egyptian pea. Same as Chick-pea.
- Everlasting pea. See under Everlasting.
- Glory pea. See under Glory, n.
- Hoary pea, any plant of the genus Tephrosia; goat's rue.
- Issue pea, Orris pea. (Med.) See under Issue, and Orris.
- Milk pea. (Bot.) See under Milk.
- Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
- Pea bug. (Zool.) Same as Pea weevil.
- Pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
- Pea crab (Zool.), any small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species (Pinnotheres pisum) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle.
- Pea dove (Zool.), the American ground dove.
- Pea-flower tribe (Bot.), a suborder (Papilionace[ae]) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. --G. Bentham.
- Pea maggot (Zool.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.
- Pea ore (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
- Pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
- Pea tree (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia and China.
- Pea vine. (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States (Lathyrus Americana, and other similar species).
- Pea weevil (Zool.), a small weevil (Bruchus pisi) which destroys peas by eating out the interior.
- Pigeon pea. (Bot.) See Pigeon pea.
- Sweet pea (Bot.), the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'pea'
From: GCIDE
- Peak \Peak\ (p[=e]k), n. [OE. pek, AS. peac, perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. peac a sharp-pointed thing. Cf. Pike.]
- 1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. "Run your beard into a peak." --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe. [1913 Webster]
- Silent upon a peak in Darien. --Keats. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Naut.) (a) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc. (b) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it. (c) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. [In the last sense written also pea and pee.] [1913 Webster]
- Fore peak. (Naut.) See under Fore. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pea'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- algae,
- autophyte,
- bean,
- bracken,
- brown algae,
- climber,
- conferva,
- confervoid,
- creeper,
- diatom,
- fern,
- fruits and vegetables,
- fucus,
- fungus,
- grapevine,
- green algae,
- gulfweed,
- herb,
- heterophyte,
- ivy,
- kelp,
- legume,
- lentil,
- liana,
- lichen,
- liverwort,
- mold,
- moss,
- mushroom,
- parasite,
- parasitic plant,
- perthophyte,
- phytoplankton,
- planktonic algae,
- plant families,
- puffball,
- pulse,
- red algae,
- rockweed,
- rust,
- saprophyte,
- sargasso,
- sargassum,
- sea lentil,
- sea moss,
- sea wrack,
- seaweed,
- smut,
- succulent,
- toadstool,
- vetch,
- vine,
- wort,
- wrack
Acronyms for 'PEA'
From: V.E.R.A.
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Words containing 'PEA'
- Peas,
- Beach pea,
- Bush pea,
- Butterfly pea,
- Chick pea,
- Egyptian pea,
- Everlasting pea,
- Glory pea,
- Heath pea,
- Hoary pea,
- Issue pea,
- Japan pea,
- Milk pea,
- Orris pea,
- Partridge pea,
- Pea Ridge,
- Pea bean,
- Pea berry,
- Pea bug,
- Pea coal,
- Pea crab,
- Pea dove,
- Pea jacket,
- Pea maggot,
- Pea ore,
- Pea starch,
- Pea tree,
- Pea vine,
- Pea weevil,
- Pigeon pea,
- Sweet pea,
- asparagus pea,
- australian pea,
- bitter pea,
- black pea,
- blue pea,
- cajan pea,
- caley pea,
- calnada pea,
- catjang pea,
- chaparral pea,
- common pea,
- coral pea,
- darling pea,
- desert pea,
- earthnut pea,
- field pea,
- flame pea,
- flat pea,
- garden pea,
- golden pea,
- goober pea,
- grass pea,
- green pea,
- heart pea,
- indian pea,
- marrowfat pea,
- marsh pea,
- meadow pea,
- mushy peas,
- pea brained,
- pea coat,
- pea family,
- pea flour,
- pea green,
- pea plant,
- pea pod,
- pea shooter,
- pea soup,
- perennial pea,
- poison pea,
- purple pea,
- rough pea,
- sea pea,
- sensitive pea,
- shamrock pea,
- singletary pea,
- snap pea,
- snow pea,
- sturt pea,
- sugar pea,
- tangier pea,
- wild pea,
- winged pea,
- yellow pea,
- Chick-pea,
- Cich-pea,
- Pea Ridge, AR,
- Pea Ridge, WV,
- Pea-jacket,
- Siberian pea tree,
- austrian winter pea,
- chinese pea tree,
- common flat pea,
- garden pea plant,
- green pea soup,
- hairy darling pea,
- pea-chick,
- pea-green,
- pea-souper,
- smooth darling pea,
- split-pea,
- sturt's desert pea,
- sugar snap pea,
- wild sweet pea,
- Black-eyed pea,
- Pea-flower tribe,
- earth-nut pea,
- edible-pod pea,
- edible-podded pea,
- field-pea plant,
- pigeon-pea plant,
- split-pea soup,
- western australia coral pea,
- broad-leaved everlasting pea,
- narrow-leaved everlasting pea