pea

pea · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A small round green seed eaten as a vegetable or used in soups and stews.

  2. 2.

    The climbing plant that produces peas in pods.

  3. 3.

    (idiomatic) Something very small.

Forms

plural: peas

Related words

See also: legume, pod, vegetable
Synonyms: legume

Etymology

From Middle English pease, from Old English pise, from Latin pisum, from Greek pison.