Definition of mouse-pea in English:

mouse-pea

noun ˈmaʊspiː

English Regional, Scottish, Northern

Any of various kinds of wild vetch, especially bitter vetch, Lathyrus linifolius, and tufted vetch, Vicia cracca. Also: the fruit of such a vetch.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Antwerp Glossary. From mouse (or occasionally its plural mice) + pease; in later use in some forms the second element was probably apprehended as plural. In some forms a re-formation from mouse + pea. In some forms from the genitive of mouse + the plural of pea; compare the parallel formation represented by Scots mousie's pea.

Definition of mouse-pea in US English:

mouse-pea

nounˈmaʊspiː

English Regional, Scottish, Northern

Any of various kinds of wild vetch, especially bitter vetch, Lathyrus linifolius, and tufted vetch, Vicia cracca. Also: the fruit of such a vetch.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Antwerp Glossary. From mouse (or occasionally its plural mice) + pease; in later use in some forms the second element was probably apprehended as plural. In some forms a re-formation from mouse + pea. In some forms from the genitive of mouse + the plural of pea; compare the parallel formation represented by Scots mousie's pea.

单词	mouse-pea
释义	Definition of mouse-pea in English: mouse-pea noun ˈmaʊspiː English Regional, Scottish, Northern Any of various kinds of wild vetch, especially bitter vetch, Lathyrus linifolius, and tufted vetch, Vicia cracca. Also: the fruit of such a vetch. Origin Old English; earliest use found in Antwerp Glossary. From mouse (or occasionally its plural mice) + pease; in later use in some forms the second element was probably apprehended as plural. In some forms a re-formation from mouse + pea. In some forms from the genitive of mouse + the plural of pea; compare the parallel formation represented by Scots mousie's pea. Definition of mouse-pea in US English: mouse-pea nounˈmaʊspiː English Regional, Scottish, Northern Any of various kinds of wild vetch, especially bitter vetch, Lathyrus linifolius, and tufted vetch, Vicia cracca. Also: the fruit of such a vetch. Origin Old English; earliest use found in Antwerp Glossary. From mouse (or occasionally its plural mice) + pease; in later use in some forms the second element was probably apprehended as plural. In some forms a re-formation from mouse + pea. In some forms from the genitive of mouse + the plural of pea; compare the parallel formation represented by Scots mousie's pea.
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