flat pea
- noun
- UK
:
guisante silvestre
- The farmer decided to plant flat pea as a cover crop to improve the soil.
Examples
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Some livestock farmers grow flat pea for use as nutritious fodder for their animals.
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In the wildflower meadow, the flat pea added a splash of purple and pink color.
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The flat pea plant thrives in well-drained soil.
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Farmers often use flat peas as green manure.
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Farmers often use flat pea as green manure to enrich their fields.
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Some livestock farmers grow flat pea for use as nutritious fodder for their animals.
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In the wildflower meadow, the flat pea added a splash of purple and pink color.
Synonyms
A European plant with pink and purple flowers grown for animal feed and to improve soil
A European plant with purple and pink flowers that farmers grow for animal food or to improve soil
A climbing plant that grows back every year with purple, pink, or white flowers
A climbing garden plant with broad leaves and purple, pink, or white flowers that lives for many years
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination where 'flat' modifies 'pea', so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it denotes a kind or variety of pea that is flat in some respect. As a simple subtype name (not idiomatic or metaphorical) this compositional pattern is common across languages and should be immediately understandable from the constituents.
Etymology
Flat pea gets its name from its flat seed pods and flowers that look like small peas with purple and pink marks. The words flat and pea describe its shape and flower type, which is why farmers called it a 'flat pea' when they used it for 'fodder' or as a 'cover crop'.
