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Definition of pea - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
vegetablesmall spherical green seed eaten as a vegetable
- She added fresh peas to the salad for extra flavor..
2.
botanyplant with pods containing edible seeds
- The pea plant grew quickly in the garden.
Images of pea
small spherical green seed eaten as a vegetable 
plant with pods containing edible seeds
Expressions with pea
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toy tube for shooting small objects
He made a pea shooter from a straw.
person perceived as lacking intelligence
He called his brother a pea brain for losing the keys.
very dense or foggy
The fog was thick as pea soup, making it hard to see.
very thick fog reducing visibility significantly
Driving was impossible in the pea soup fog.
small spherical green seed eaten as a vegetable
She added fresh garden peas to the salad for extra sweetness..
small round green seed eaten as a vegetable
I added green peas to the salad.
thick soup made from green peas
She served a bowl of green pea soup for lunch.
light green color resembling that of fresh peas
The walls were painted a soothing pea green..
plant that produces peas
The pea plant in the garden is growing well.
part of pea plant holding seeds
The pea pod protects the seeds until they ripen.
thick soup made from peas
She enjoyed a warm bowl of pea soup on a cold day..
edible flat pods of a pea plant
I added snow peas to the stir-fry.
peeled and split seed of a pea plant
Split pea is used in many traditional soups.
type of pea with yellow seeds used in cooking
She added yellow peas to the soup for extra texture..
edible seed from a small bean with a dark eye
She cooked a delicious stew with black-eyed pea.
edible pod pea with rounded pods and thick walls
I added fresh snap peas to the salad for a crunchy texture..
pea with sweet, crisp, rounded, edible pods
Sugar snap pea pods are tasty raw or cooked.
flowering plant with fragrant colorful flowers
The sweet pea bloomed beautifully in the garden.
wearing a pea coat
She looked stylish and warm, pea-coated for the winter.
edible legume seed commonly cooked in Caribbean and South Asian dishes
Pigeon peas are often used in Caribbean dishes.
edible pod of a sweet tender pea plant
Sugar pea pods are delicious in salads.
perennial subshrub with downy leaves and colorful flowers
The wild sweet pea grows abundantly in the meadow.
short heavy double-breasted wool coat worn by sailors in cold weather
He wore a pea jacket on the cold deck.
perform very well or act wildly with great energy
He really tore up the pea patch during the game!
Origin of pea
Latin, pisum (pea)
Terms with pea included in their meaning
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vegetable
type of pea with an edible pod
street trick
game where a pea is hidden under shells
garden produce
young pea and pod eaten whole
Australia
meat pie in pea soup
botany
the heath pea plant known for its tubers
plant
genus of shrubs or small trees with golden blossoms in pea family
plants
shrub in the pea family with clustered yellow rounded flower heads
seed
small nutritious seed from the pigeon-pea plant
plant
genus of flowering plants in the pea family
herb
plant in the pea family with yellow flowers
botany
large pea seed commonly used in stews
botany
Styphnolobium japonicum, a tree in the pea family
glory pea
plant with showy flowers resembling a parrot's beak
Caribbean cuisine
small fried balls of spiced split-pea batter eaten as a snack
pea-like
resembling a pea in size or shape
geology rock
sedimentary rock made of pea-sized rounded grains in fine material
plant
genus of trees in the pea family
botany
plant with three-part leaves, often in pea family
baptisia plant
plant of the genus Baptisia with pea-like flowers used for dye
plant
Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family
plant
part of pea plant holding seeds
food
edible flat pods of a pea plant
ingredient
peeled and split seed of a pea plant
food
type of pea with yellow seeds used in cooking
Examples of pea in a sentence
Peas are a staple in many vegetable soups. She added a pea to the soup for flavor. A single pea rolled off the plate.
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- French:petit pois, ...
- German:Erbse, Erbsenpflanze, ...
- Italian:pisello, ...
- Spanish:guisante, chícharo, ...
- Portuguese:ervilha, ...
- Chinese:豌豆, 豌豆植物, ...
- Japanese:エンドウ豆, エンドウ, ...
- Arabic:بَازِلَّاء, ...
- Hebrew:אֲפוּנָה, ...
- Russian:горошек, горох, ...
- Ukrainian:горох, горошок, ...
- Hindi:मटर, मटर का पौधा, ...
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