| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pea1 /pi/USA pronunciation n., pl. peas, adj. n. [countable] - Plant Biologythe round, edible seed of a widely grown plant of the legume family:peas and carrots as a side dish.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself.
- Plant Biologyany of different but similar plants or their seed, as the chickpea.
adj. - of or relating to peas:[before a noun]pea soup.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pea1 (pē),USA pronunciation n., pl. peas, (Archaic or Brit. Dial.) pease;
adj. n. - Plant Biology, British Termsthe round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Plant Biology, British Termsthe plant itself.
- Plant Biology, British Termsthe green, somewhat inflated pod of this plant.
- Plant Biology, British Termsany of various related or similar plants or their seed, as the chickpea.
- British Termssomething resembling a pea, esp. in being small and round.
adj. - British Termspertaining to, growing, containing, or cooked with peas:We cultivated some tomato vines and a pea patch.
- British Termssmall or small and round (usually used in combination).
- British TermsSee pea coal. Also called English pea, garden pea, green pea (for defs. 1, 2).
- 1275–1325; Middle English; back formation from pease, taken as plural
- Nautical, Naval Termsbill3 (def. 4).
- perh. short for peak1 1825–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pea /piː/ n - an annual climbing leguminous plant, Pisum sativum, with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds: cultivated in temperate regions
- the seed of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
- any of several other leguminous plants, such as the sweet pea, chickpea, and cowpea
Etymology: 17th Century: from pease (incorrectly assumed to be a plural) |