pea [peapeas] 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).