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pea

Definition

  • noun: a small, round, green seed that is eaten as a vegetable and that is formed in a seed case (called a pod) of a climbing plant
  • noun: a variable annual Eurasian vine ('Pisum sativum') of the legume family that is cultivated especially for its rounded smooth or wrinkled edible protein-rich seeds
  • usually used in combination or with a qualifying term
  • synonyms: orris pea

Examples

  • My brother and I are 'two peas in a pod'. We both like the same things.

  • We're growing tomatoes and 'peas' in our garden this year.

  • fog as thick as 'pea soup' = 'pea-soup' fog

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) The Navy'll want approval over the women. - So I'll approve their approval. - Come on, Senator. Let's concentrate on the steak and not the peas. If women measure up to the men, they've got the job. That's what's on the table. You're not having second thoughts, are you? - Well, Doug? (..)
    1997 G.I. Jane