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edible-pod pea

edible-pod pea

4.4
A type of pea plant that makes soft pods you can eat whole
  • noun
translation icon : guisante comestible
  • Unlike regular peas, edible-pod peas can be eaten whole, pod and all.

Examples

  • Stir-fries often include edible-pod peas for their sweet flavor and crunchy texture.

  • He grew several varieties of edible-pod peas in his backyard garden.

  • The edible-pod pea is a delicious addition to salads.

  • I love eating edible-pod peas straight from the garden.

  • Stir-fries often include edible-pod peas for their sweet flavor and crunchy texture.

  • Unlike regular peas, edible-pod peas can be eaten whole, pod and all.

  • He grew several varieties of edible-pod peas in his backyard garden.

Synonyms

snap pea
vsedible-pod pea
3 3.3

A pea with crisp pods you eat whole

has softer, thicker pods without inner fibres rather than crisp ones
snow pea
vsedible-pod pea
2 2.3

A flat green pod you eat whole when young

has thicker, softer pods lacking inner fibres rather than flat pods
sugar snap pea
vsedible-pod pea
1 2.5

A sweet pea with a crisp round pod that you can eat whole, raw or cooked

is centered on soft thick pods lacking inner fibres rather than crisp taste
Pisum sativum macrocarpon
vsedible-pod pea
  • Specialized
9.6

A pea plant with soft, flat pods that you can eat whole

is the common name used instead of the scientific label
edible-podded pea
vsedible-pod pea
4.4

A pea plant with thick soft pods that you can eat

emphasizes the lack of fibrous inner lining rather than general edibility
sugar pea
vsedible-pod pea
  • US
2.6

A small green vegetable with flat pods you eat whole while young

focuses on pod thickness and absence of a fibrous inner lining

How Edible

edible-pod pea
4.4
snow pea
2 2.3

Surface Forms

edible-pod pea singular
edible-pod peas plural

Morphology

edible-pod + pea

The meaning is directly and compositionally derivable: 'edible' + 'pod' describes a pod that can be eaten, modifying 'pea' to indicate a variety whose pods are edible. This adjective+noun compound pattern is regular in English (and mirrors similar constructions in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Edible-pod pea comes from a simple idea: the words edible and pod show that the pea's pod is soft enough to eat along with the peas. That's why the name means 'a pea you can eat whole'.