PEASE definition: a pea. See examples of pease used in a sentence.

Pease, in Middle English, was a noun referring to the vegetable pea; see that article for its etymology. The word survives into modern English in pease pudding.

The meaning of PEA is a variable annual Eurasian vine (Lathyrus oleraceus) of the legume family that is cultivated especially for its rounded smooth or wrinkled edible protein-rich seeds. How …

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There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun pease, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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]

Dec 11, 2025 · pease (third-person singular simple present peases, present participle peasing, simple past and past participle peased) (obsolete) To make peace between (conflicting …

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Indian corn was cultivated in the temperate and warm regions long before the advent of Europeans, who introduced wheat, rye, oats, beans, pease and the fruits and vegetables of …

The original singular was pease, and the plural was peasen. Over the centuries, pease became used as the plural, peasen was dropped, pea was created as a new singular, and finally pease …