pea /piː/noun 10forms 3phrases 3 noun10 •The edible seed of Pisum sativum. •The edible seed of various other pea plants. •Any of several varieties of bean.Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata is what most people call black-eyed peas but some people call black-eyed beans. •Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others. •A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family.Below, long rows of peas put forth their white-winged flowers, tempting the small butterflies to flutter round their inanimate likenesses;... — 1834 •[in the plural] (slang) Money.Man's making bare peas. •Ellipsis of green pea galaxy. •A ball travelling at high velocity. •(US) Any of the small numbered balls used in a pea shake game. •(no longer used, rare) a peafowl formsPEAs · peas · pease Phrases with pea pea patchA small piece of land planted with peas. tear up the pea patchTo put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage. the last of pea-timeA time or condition of decline, indigence or exhaustion; a person or object in such a condition.
PEA noun 3forms 1phrases 3 noun3 •Initialism of pulseless electrical activity. •Initialism of palmitoylethanolamide. •Initialism of preliminary ecological appraisal. formsPEAs Phrases with PEA pea patchA small piece of land planted with peas. tear up the pea patchTo put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage. the last of pea-timeA time or condition of decline, indigence or exhaustion; a person or object in such a condition.