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Pea

/piː/

A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family.

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📖 Definitions of "Pea"

noun

1
A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family.
2
The edible seed of some of these plants.
3
A ball travelling at high velocity.
4
(Indiana) Any of the small numbered balls used in a pea shake game.

🔄 Synonyms of "Pea"

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Word	Definition
pea plantnoun	a leguminous plant of the genus pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pea"

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Word	Definition
pea plantnoun	a leguminous plant of the genus pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
legumenoun	(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
chickpeanoun	A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
cabbagenoun	An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.
marrowfatnoun	A large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.
honeynoun	(uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
sapnoun	(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.
cepnoun	An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis).
haulmnoun	(uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.
foragenoun	To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses.
fleanoun	A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
feednoun	(transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
spanoun	A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.
cfsnoun	(pathology) Initialism of chronic fatigue syndrome. [(pathology) A condition characterized by immune, endocrine and neurologic pathology whose main symptoms are extreme fatigue, extremely low stamina, muscle pain, lymph node swelling, postexertional malaise, and cognitive difficulties.]
heartnoun	(anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
peenoun	(intransitive, colloquial) To urinate.
chipnoun	A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
openoun	(Cornwall) An alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc).
bulletnoun	A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
roundnoun	(physical) Of shape: