Phrase guide

field pea

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of domestic pea grown for use as a dry seed rather than as a vegetable.

Any of certain varieties of Pisum sativum (formerly Lathyrus oleraceus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: maple, maple pea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pea, crop

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noun

Meaning 2

A type of domestic pea grown for use as a dry seed rather than as a vegetable.

Any of certain varieties of Vigna unguiculata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cowpea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pea, crop

3

noun

Meaning 3

coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and tender

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pea

4

noun

Meaning 4

variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: field-pea plant, Austrian winter pea, Pisum sativum arvense, Pisum arvense

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pea, pea plant

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noun

Meaning 5

seed of the field pea plant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legume

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: groch zwyczajny polny — type of pea
  • Polish: groch błękitnopurpurowy — type of pea
  • Polish: peluszka — type of pea