pease

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun seed of a pea plant used for food
  2. noun the fruit or seed of a pea plant
  3. noun a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds

Etymology

From Middle English pese (“pea”), from Old English pise (“pea”), from Late Latin pisa, variant of Latin pisum (“pea”), from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson), variant of πίσος (písos).

Synonyms

pea

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