单词 | green pea |
释义 | > as lemmasgreen pea green pea n. a pea harvested and eaten while still green, soft, and unripe; a garden pea; usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > pulse > [noun] > pea > green peas green pease?c1425 codlings?c1640 green pea1653 1653 T. Barker Art of Angling 3 About the bignesse of a green Pea. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. vi. iii. 159 Green Peas, that were sown in Banks or Borders in October, now begin to recompense our Pains. 1762 Ann. Reg. 1761 ii. 66 He indulged himself and madam with green peas at five shillings a quart. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables xi. 174 His owner drove a trade in..string-beans, green peas, and new potatoes. 1948 G. D. H. Bell Cultivated Plants Farm xii. 104 There has been a gradual increase in the cultivation of green peas for picking green. 2003 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 25 Oct. 7 The green peas we eat are the immature seeds of the plant. They are simply peas picked unripe. < as lemmas |
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