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Pea
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The sliding weight on a steelyard. [Written also pee.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
See Peak, n., 3.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod.
2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos, Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed.