单词 | earth pea |
释义 | > as lemmasearth pea earth pea n. [compare slightly earlier earthnut pea n. at earthnut n. Compounds] now rare any of various chiefly leguminous plants producing edible seeds in underground pods; esp. (in early use) a pea, Lathyrus amphicarpus, originating in Syria. ΚΠ 1754 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (rev. ed.) III. (Table of Plants) Earth-peas. See Lathyrus. 1832 J. L. Comstock Introd. Study Bot. 166 Genus Lathyrus. To this genus belong the Sweet Pea,..the Everlasting Pea, the Earth pea, Lord Anson's Pea, &c. 1932 E. B. Fred et al. Root Nodule Bacteria & Leguminous Plants viii. 132 Juga bean, earth pea, Bambarra ground nut, Madagascar pea nut. 1992 Hist. Afr. 19 27 Cowpeas, earth peas, pigeon peas, chick peas, peanuts, and tiger nuts were all described as beans by one observer or another. < as lemmas |
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