pea plant

Thân thiện

A gardener carefully picks a ripe pea pod from a pea plant.

Definition

Noun: A leguminous plant of the genus Pisum, characterized by small white flowers and long green pods (called peas) that contain edible green seeds. It is cultivated for these nutritious seeds.

Usage

The term "pea plant" refers specifically to the entire plant that produces peas. It is a countable noun. * The pea plant climbs using slender tendrils. * We are growing several pea plants in our vegetable garden this year.

Examples

• The pea plant is an annual crop, completing its life cycle in one year.
• To support its growth, you should provide a trellis for the pea plant.
• After flowering, the pea plant develops pods containing the peas.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical and agricultural contexts, "pea plant" specifies the cultivated species, most commonly .
• The term can be used in discussions about crop rotation, as pea plants help fix nitrogen in the soil.

Variants and Related Words

• Pea (noun): The small, round, green seed or the pod itself that comes from the pea plant.
  • She shelled the peas from the pod.
• Sweet pea (noun): A related climbing plant () grown for its fragrant flowers, not for edible seeds. This is a different species.
• Legume (noun): The broader family of plants to which the pea plant belongs, which includes beans and lentils.

Synonyms

• Pea vine (less common)
• Garden pea plant (when specifying the common edible type)

Notes

The term "pea plant" is distinct from simply "pea." "Pea" refers to the seed or the vegetable, while "pea plant" refers to the organism that produces them.

Học thuật

Noun

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

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