field pea

/fild pi/

Other forms: field peas

Definitions of field pea

1. noun

   variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage
   synonyms: Austrian winter pea, Pisum arvense, Pisum sativum arvense, field-pea plant

   type of:

   pea, pea plant

   a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
2. noun

   seed of the field pea plant
   type of:

   legume

   the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case
3. noun

   coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and tender
   type of:

   pea

   seed of a pea plant used for food