snap pea
Crunchy green legume
A snap pea is an edible-pod pea with a crisp, sweet pod eaten whole, typically raw or lightly cooked.
Unlike shelling peas, the pod wall stays tender rather than turning fibrous.
Snap peas are common in salads and stir-fries: She tossed snap peas into the wok.
Also called sugar snap pea.
- legumePod-producing plant family
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- vegetableEdible plant part
- greenColor of vegetation
- string beanLong, narrow green pod
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