pea

/piː/
noun
  1. A small, round, green vegetable that grows in pods and is eaten as food.
    • Peas are a good source of protein and fiber.
    • The children helped shell the peas from the garden for dinner.
    • She added frozen peas to the soup for extra color and flavor.
  2. A plant that produces these vegetables, often grown in gardens or farms.
    • He planted rows of peas along the fence in early spring.
    • After the harvest, the pea plants were pulled up and composted.
    • The pea vines climbed up the trellis as they grew taller.
  3. Something that is very small, round, and similar in size or shape to a pea.
    • She found a pea-sized lump on her arm and went to the doctor.
    • The machine shoots tiny pea-sized pellets at high speed.
    • The hail was the size of a pea, bouncing off the car roof.
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