transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpē ]
noun
( plural peas also pease ˈpēz)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: back-formation from Middle English pease (taken as a plural), from Old English pise, from Latin pisa, plural of pisum, from Greek pison
Date: 1611
1.
a. : a variable annual Eurasian vine ( Pisum sativum ) of the legume family that is cultivated especially for its rounded smooth or wrinkled edible protein-rich seeds
b. : the seed of the pea
c. plural : the immature pods of the pea with their included seeds
2. : any of various leguminous plants related to or resembling the pea — usually used in combination or with a qualifying term
chick pea
black-eyed pea
also : the seed of such a plant
3. : something resembling a pea (as in size or shape)
[
pea 1a
]