单词 | pea |
释义 | pea ![]() n. 1. A member of the pea family. 2. a. A widely cultivated climbing annual vine (Pisum sativum) native to Eurasia, having compound leaves with terminal leaflets modified into tendrils and globose, edible seeds enclosed in a green, elongated pod. b. The pod of this plant: picked peas for dinner. c. The seed of this plant, used as a vegetable. d. A similar seed of various other plants, such as a cowpea. 3. Any of several plants of the genus Lathyrus, such as the sweet pea or the beach pea. [Back-formation from Middle English pease (mistaken for pl.), from Old English pise, piose, from Late Latin pīsa, variant of Latin pīsum, from Greek pisos, pison.] |
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