A variable annual leguminous vine that is cultivated for its rounded smooth or wrinkled edible protein-rich seeds, the seed of the pea, and the immature pods with their included seeds. (From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1973)
Entry Term(s)
Peas
Pisum
Related Numbers
txid3887
Previous Indexing
Legumes (1978-1994)
Public MeSH Note
1995; was see LEGUMES 1978-1994; use PEAS 1995-2023
Online Note
use LEGUMES to search PEAS 1978-94
History Note
1995; was see LEGUMES 1978-1994; use PEAS 1995-2023
A variable annual leguminous vine that is cultivated for its rounded smooth or wrinkled edible protein-rich seeds, the seed of the pea, and the immature pods with their included seeds. (From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1973)
