grass pea
- noun
- /ɡræs pi/
- UK
:
guisante de hierba
- The grass pea is an important crop in regions prone to drought.
- new grass peas
Examples
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Farmers often grow grass peas for livestock.
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The grass pea is a hardy plant.
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Farmers feed their livestock with grass pea fodder during the dry season.
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Some traditional Indian dishes are made using grass pea seeds.
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Farmers grow grass pea as a nutritious food source for both humans and animals.
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In many parts of India, people rely on grass pea seeds for their daily nutrition, especially in regions with food scarcity.
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The grass pea plant is often cultivated in areas with poor soil, as it can thrive in less than ideal agricultural conditions.
Synonyms
A plant grown for animal feed and sometimes for people to eat in dry areas
A yearly plant whose seeds are eaten by people and used as animal feed in India
A small plant grown for food and animal feed in India
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun-noun compound 'grass pea' is compositionally built from two concrete, familiar words: 'grass' and 'pea'. A B1 learner who knows those constituents will readily infer it denotes a type of pea/plant associated with grass or used as forage, a common and predictable naming pattern across languages.
Etymology
Grass pea is a simple name: it is a kind of pea that farmers often grow and use like grass for animal food. Because people fed animals with its leaves and used its seeds as 'food' in hard times, the name links the plant's two uses — pea and forage.
