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snap pea

snap pea noun: a cultivar of pea, Pisum sativum, having an edible pod like the snow pea, but differing from the latter in that its pod is more rounded.

snap pea: a cultivar of pea, Pisum sativum, having an edible pod like the snow pea, but differing from the...
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Noun

snap pea (plural snap peas)

  1. A cultivar of pea, Pisum sativum, having an edible pod like the snow pea, but differing from the latter in that its pod is more rounded.
    Synonyms:
    sugar snap pea

Synonyms of snap pea

Forms of snap pea

pluralsnap peas

Questions about snap pea

What does snap pea mean?
Snap pea means a cultivar of pea, Pisum sativum, having an edible pod like the snow pea, but differing from the latter in that its pod is more rounded.
What part of speech is snap pea?
Snap pea is a noun.
What is the plural of snap pea?
The plural of snap pea is snap peas.

Words near snap pea in the dictionary

  1. snap music
  2. snap of a finger
  3. snap of the fingers
  4. snap one's fingers
  5. snap out of
  6. snap pea
  7. snap peas
  8. snap pizzicato
  9. snap pizzicatos
  10. snap R&B
  11. snap ring

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