n.
Pronunciation: ' p ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural peas also pease \ ' p ē z \
Usage: often attrib
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