Thesaurus: pea

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1. n. The sliding weight on a steelyard.
2. n. See Peak, n., 3.
3. n. 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.
4. n. 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.
5. n. seed of a pea plant used for food
6. n. the fruit or seed of a pea plant
7. n. a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
8. n:100 n. seed of a pea plant used for food n. the fruit or seed of a pea plant n. a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds