pease
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(pēz)n. pl. pease or peas·en (pē′zən) Archaic
A pea.
[Middle English; see pea.]
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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]
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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]
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pease
- The early English singular for pea.See also related terms for pea.
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