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Pisum

Pisum

9.9
A small group of climbing plants that includes the common garden pea
  • noun
  • /ˈpaɪzəm/
  • Specialized
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  • In cooking, the seeds of Pisum are commonly used in soups and as a healthy snack.

Examples

  • Pisum sativum, Lycopersicon esculentum.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Many farmers choose to cultivate Pisum species because they enrich the soil with nitrogen.

  • The plant genus Pisum includes several species, the most popular of which is the common pea, which is often grown in home gardens.

Synonyms

genus Pisum
vsPisum
  • Specialized
8.1

A small group of climbing plants that includes the garden pea

has the same meaning but is stated without the family mention

Compounds

genus Pisum
  • Specialized
8.1

A small group of climbing plants that includes the garden pea

Pisum sativum arvense
  • Specialized
9.9

A pea plant grown for animal feed and to make soil better

Pisum sativum macrocarpon
  • Specialized
9.6

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

Pisum arvense
  • Specialized
9.0

A pea plant grown for animal feed, often used to feed cows and sheep

Pisum sativum
  • Specialized
8.4

A climbing plant grown for green peas usually eaten fresh

Surface Forms

Pisum singular
Pisums plural

Etymology

Pisum comes from the Latin word pisum, which simply means 'pea'. That's why scientists use Pisum as the name for the plant group that includes the common garden pea.