Peas are round green seeds which grow in long thin cases and are eaten as a vegetable.
pea in British English
(piː)
noun
1.
an annual climbing leguminous plant, Pisum sativum, with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds: cultivated in temperate regions
2.
a.
the seed of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
b.
(as modifier)
pea soup
3.
any of several other leguminous plants, such as the sweet pea, chickpea, and cowpea
Derived forms
pealike (ˈpeaˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from pease (incorrectly assumed to be a plural)
pea in American English
(pi)
nounWord forms: pluralpeas
1.
an annual, tendril-climbing plant (Pisum sativum) of the pea family, with white or pinkish flowers and green seedpods
2.
its small, round, smooth or wrinkled seed, used as a vegetable
3.
a.
any of various similar plants, as the cowpea
b.
the seed of any of these
adjective
4.
designating a family (Fabaceae, order Fabales), of leguminous, dicotyledonous plants, includingpeanuts, clover, vetch, alfalfa and many beans
Idioms:
as like as two peas (in a pod)
Word origin
back-form. < ME pese, pees, a pea, taken as pl. < OE pise < LL pisa < L, pl. of pisum, a pea < Gr pison, a pea