pea

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for pea

pea 🔊 /piˈ/

pea : රට මෑ

pea : මෑ හෝ මුංඇට

pea definition

Noun.

  1. The sliding weight on a steelyard.
  2. See Peak, n., 3.
  3. 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.
  4. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos, Cicer, Abrus, etc.) Especially. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed.