pease


pease

P0137900 (pēz)n. pl. pease or peas·en (pē′zən) Archaic A pea.
[Middle English; see pea.]

pease

(piːz) n, pl pease (Plants) an archaic or dialect word for pea[Old English peose, via Late Latin from Latin pisa peas, pl of pisum, from Greek pison]

pease

(piz)

n., pl. pease. Archaic. 1. pea. 2. Brit. Dial. a pl. of pea. [before 900; Middle English pese, Old English peose, pise < Latin pisa, pl. (taken as feminine singular) of pisum < Greek píson pea, pulse]

pease

- The early English singular for pea.See also related terms for pea.