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Keywords:
Pisum,
Legume,
Leguminous,
Pod,
Sativum
A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod.
A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos, Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed.
seed of a pea plant
a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
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