field pea
field pea · field peas
A type of domestic pea grown for use as a dry seed rather than as a vegetableA type of domestic pea grown for use as a dry seed rather than as a vegetable.: Any of certain varieties of Pisum sativum (formerly Lathyrus oleraceus).
Meaning
2 sensesA type of domestic pea grown for use as a dry seed rather than as a vegetable.
Any of certain varieties of Pisum sativum (formerly Lathyrus oleraceus).
Any of certain varieties of Vigna unguiculata.
More definitions
- coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and tender
- variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage
- seed of the field pea plant
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Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage:field-pea plantAustrian winter peaPisum sativum arvensePisum arvense