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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

  • (..) just aren't enough rocks. I never really knew why she came back, but I didn't care. It was like olden times. We was like peas and carrots again. Every day, I'd pick pretty flowers and put them in her room for her, and she gave me the best gift anyone could ever get in the wide world. (..)
    1994 Forrest Gump