Meaning

noun seed of a pea plant used for food

noun the fruit or seed of a pea plant

noun a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds

originFrom Middle English pese (“pea”), from Old English pise (“pea”), from Late Latin pisa, variant of Latin pisum (“pea”), from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson), variant of πίσος (písos).

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