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field pea

Syllabification: (field pea)
Definition of field pea

noun

  • a pea plant of a variety grown chiefly for fodder or as green manure.

Origin:

early 18th century: said to be so named because they were once the only agricultural peas cultivated in the UK

field pea in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of field pea in the British & World English dictionary