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field pea in American English a strain of the common pea (Pisum sativum var. arvense) with mottled leaves and purplish flowers, grown for forage field pea in American Englishnouna variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum arvense, grown for forage and silage Word origin [1700–10 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camera, cirrus, cozy, envelope, sliding scaleExamples of 'field pea' in a sentencefield pea Dried peas come from the field pea, not the garden pea, which is eaten fresh. |