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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A variety of the common pea (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon), having a sweet plump pod that lacks the fibrous inner lining of the common pea.
- noun The edible pod of this plant.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From the snapping sound made when the pod is broken.]
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