pea
pea [pea peas] BrE [piː] NAmE [piː] noun 
a small round green seed, eaten as a vegetable. Several peas grow together inside a long thin ↑pod on a climbing plant also called a pea
•frozen peas
•pea soup
see also ↑chickpea, ↑mushy peas, ↑split pea, ↑sweet pea
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: back-formation from pease (interpreted as plural).
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