Pea
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /piː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pea is a noun meaning Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others.
Meaning
Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others.
More Meanings
- (cooking) The edible seed of Pisum sativum.
- (cooking) The edible seed of various other pea plants.
- Any of several varieties of bean.
- (MLE, in the plural) Money.
- (baseball) A ball travelling at high velocity.
- (US, Indiana, gambling) Any of the small numbered balls used in a pea shake game.
- (astronomy) Ellipsis of green pea galaxy.
Example Sentences
peas and rice
Man's making bare peas.
Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata is what most people call black-eyed peas but some people call black-eyed beans.
Oh, come on. Help a brother out. People see you coppin', might inspire them. Look, I know you ain't payin' bills right now. Man must have bare peas saved up.
Word Forms
- peas
- pease
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include legume, chickpea, cabbage, marrowfat, honey, sap.
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