pea

pea
noun
  1. a spherical green seed which is widely eaten as a vegetable
    豌豆
    ■[with modifier]any of a number of edible spherical seeds of the pea family, e.g. chick pea and pigeon pea
    豆科植物可食用的圆形种子
    ■(W. Indian)any legume, including peas, beans, or lentils, eaten as a vegetable
    (西印度)豆荚(当作蔬菜的任何一种豆,包括豌豆、菜豆或小扁豆)
  2. the hardy Eurasian climbing plant which yields pods containing these seeds
    豆角
  3. Pisum sativum, family Leguminosae (or Fabaceae; the pea family). The members of this family (known as legumes) are sometimes divided among three smaller families: Papilionaceae (peas, beans, clovers, vetches, brooms, laburnums, etc.), Mimosaceae (mimosas, acacias), and Caesalpiniaceae (cassia, carob, and many tropical timber trees)
    拉丁名Pisum sativum,豆科。这一科的成员(被称作豆科植物)有时被分成三个更小的科:蝶形花科(豌豆、菜豆、苜蓿、野豌豆、金雀花、金链花等)、含羞草科(含羞草、金合欢)、苏木科(肉桂、长角豆,以及很多热带的木材树种)
    ■used in names of other plants of this family which yield round seeds or have flowers resembling those of the pea, e.g. sweet pea
    [用于这一科中开类似豌豆属花的其他植物名称中,如sweet pea]
常用词组
like peas (或 two peas) in a pod
  1. so similar as to be indistinguishable or nearly so
    一模一样
pea-like
adjective
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: back-formation from pease (interpreted as plural)
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