pea /piː/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: pease 'pea' (11-19 centuries) (mistaken as plural), from Latin pisa, plural of pisum, from Greek pison]
1. a round green seed that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable, or the plant on which these seeds grow:
roast chicken with peas and carrots2. like two peas in a pod informal exactly the same in appearance, behaviour etc
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