pea

Small green legume

A pea is a small, round, green seed that grows in pods and is eaten as a vegetable.

Peas are among the most common vegetables, eaten fresh, frozen, or canned.

The word usually refers to garden peas, though it extends to related plants: snow peas, black-eyed peas, chickpeas.

Two things that are alike are like two peas in a pod.

growing

pod

Seed case or cetacean group

vineTrailing climbing plant
tendrilCoiling plant appendage
harvestGathering mature crops

garden · sow · trellis · germination · shelling · crop · planting · cultivate · soil · farming

cooking

soup

Cooked liquid dish

mushySoft or saccharine
wasabiPungent green root paste
pureeSmoothly blended food

risotto · samosa · stew · side dish · frozen · canned · fresh · blanch · steam · mash

small-round

pearl

Mollusk-formed gemstone

beadPierced ornament for threading
pelletSmall rounded mass
marbleRecrystallized limestone rock

pebble · shot · sphere · tiny · wee · diminutive · bite-sized · dot · speck · petite

legume

lentil

Edible disc-shaped legume

beanEdible legume seed
pulseArterial blood throb
soybeanProtein-rich Asian legume

fava · edamame · mung · pinto · cannellini · kidney · navy · adzuki · lima · split

nutrition

protein

Folded amino chain

fiberPlant-based digestive aid
folateVitamin for DNA synthesis
ironElement twenty-six

vitamin C · magnesium · potassium · thiamine · zinc · manganese · phosphorus · antioxidants · amino acids · low-fat

green

chartreuse

Vivid yellow-green hue

spring greenPale yellowish-green hue
limeAcidic green citrus
sageWisdom keeper or seasoning

mint · pistachio · verdant · fresh · bright · yellow-green · soft green

Categories

edible plantsvegetable, lettuce, carrot, spinach, cabbage
plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
long E soundbee, fee, see, tee, free
round thingssphere, ball, globe, circle, orb
vegetablesbroccoli, carrots, carrot, potato, cucumber
garden vegetablescarrot, carrots, potato, potatoes, tomato

Opposites

size (metaphorical/idiomatic)

Large weathered stone

watermelon · melon · pumpkin · basketball · grapefruit

legume type

Edible legume seed

lima bean · kidney bean · chickpea · lentil · soybean

Phrases

frozen peasPreserved cold legume product
sweet peaFragrant flowering vine
green peasSmall edible legume seeds
pea podSeed-bearing vegetable shell
peas in a podExtremely similar things
snow peasFlat-podded legume eaten whole

Family

peas, chickpea, chickpeas, snow pea, split pea, cowpea, peapod, peapods, cowpeas

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Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G