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A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family.

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The edible seed of some of these plants.

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A ball travelling at high velocity.

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(Indiana) Any of the small numbered balls used in a pea shake game.

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Any of several varieties of bean.

Coronilla - Flowering shrubs of the Pea family.

I cannot think that I have ever eaten such a perfectly poached pea.

Eventually, the pea was as large as its genetic potential allowed it to be.

Pea coats are most popular in gray and pink, and are usually made of a woolen fabric.

It was cultivated by the Greeks in Homer's time under the name erebinthos, and is also referred to by Dioscorides as krios from the resemblance of the pea to the head of a ram.

Mesny, has observed similar evidences of the existence of gold at comparatively shallow depths in Koko Nor region, and records that he has seen nuggets, " varying from the size of a pea to that of a hazel-nut," in eastern Tibet.

In the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris (1783) the Dutch found themselves abandoned by their allies and com elled Pea c e of y, p to accept the disadvantageous but not ungenerous terms accorded to them by Great Britain.

Such aggregations of hyphae frequently become knotted up into dense masses of interwoven and closely packed hyphae, varying in size from that of a pin's head or a pea (Peziza, Coprinus) to that of a man's fist or head, and weighing io to 25 lb or more (Polyporus Mylittae, P. tumulosus, Lentinus Woermanni, P. Sapurema, &c.).

This page gives an overview of all articles in the 1911 Brittanica which are alphabetized under Pas to Pea.

Some petioles are long, slender and sensitive to contact, and function as tendrils by means of which the plant climbs; as in the l,' nasturtiums (Tropaeolum), clematis and c in others; and in compound leaves the midrib and some of the leaflets may similarly be transformed into tendrils, as in the pea and vetch.

Irritability resides in the pulvinus,in the pea and bean family, in rosaceous plants and the family Rubiaceae.

In Leguminous plants (the pea tribe) the pinnae are frequently modified to form tendrils, as in Lathyrus Aphaca, in which the stipules perform the function of true leaves.

C. Pyracantha, known in gardens as pyracantha, is evergreen and has white flowers, appearing in May, and fine scarlet fruits of the size of a pea which remain on the tree nearly all the winter.

In 1862 he took a conspicuous part in the desperately fought battle of Pea Ridge, which definitely secured Missouri for the Federals.

As it was first observed near the mouth of the river Kur it has been named Cia pea Kurensis.

In the last forty years of the 18th century pearls were exported from the Scotch fisheries to Paris to the value of £Ioo,000; round pearls, the size of a pea, perfect in every respect, were worth £3 or £4.

Bruchus pisi causes considerable damage to pease; during the spring the beetle lays its eggs in the young pea, which is devoured by the larva which hatches out in it.

While, again, continuous mountain ranges and broad plains and table-lands give the prevailing character to the scenery, there are, on the one hand, lofty isolated peaks, such as Monseny, Montserrat and Mont Sant in Catalonia, the Pea Golosa in Valencia, Moncayo on the borders of Aragon and Old Castile, and, on the other hand, small secluded valleys, such as those of Vich and Olot among the Catalonian Pyrenees.

Final d after a vowel has produced u (pea, p e d e in; niu, n i d u m; mou, to o d u m); buf when the d, in consequence of the disappearance of the preceding vowel, rests upon a consonant, it remains and passes into the corresponding surd; f r I g i d u s gives fred (pronounced fret).

Pachytheca, a spherical organism, usually about the size of a small pea, found in rocks of Silurian and Devonian age, has been much investigated and discussed, without any decisive light having been thrown on its nature.

However, pea aphids are known to feed on a much wider range of plant species.

The pea family includes many wild flowers that are loved by bumblebees.

In contrast to transgenic pea, mice fed transgenic lupin or transgenic chickpea did not give DTH response.

To complete its traditional appearance, the pea shingle drive gives a satisfying crunch underfoot!

Pea Forage Yield Forage yields of peas increased significantly with increased sowing density in all but the late pea harvest in 1999.

He must have known how to make it just right, Like a marble fountain, Or a small green pea.

The main part of this image shows a root tip meristem cell from pea root.

This involves inserting a tiny microchip, smaller than a pea, under the dog's skin.

Karen's research is concentrated on the chick pea plant, which is a staple of the Indian diet.

Without them your water will probably resemble pea soup, as algae will grow prolifically.

Dishes while we were there included a delicately spiced celeriac and chick pea soup and zesty grilled brill with roast fennel and potato.

Its size of a few thousand Planck lengths, makes it a very petty pea.

One can get a pea instanton, by starting phi on the exponential wall on the right.

Produces an abundance of easy to shell, 3 to 4 inch long pea pods which contains 6 to 9 peas per pod.

This year our biggest pea grower has trialed 27 new varieties of peas and petit pois.

Nitrogen-fixing rhizobium bacteria are located within specially formed cells of legumes such as pea and soybean.

Place three spoonfuls of the pea puree onto the plate, positioning the roasted scallops in between.

Starters take a seaside stroll from deep-fried salt cod brandade with pea puree to lobster risotto with celery and herb salad.

We had three days of solid pea soup fog.

In fact, a pea is quite a good image for a deformed sphere.

In summer they produce tall dense spikes of many small pea shaped flowers.

Tickets are priced at just £ 5, which includes a pie and pea supper.

The deep pink, fragrant sweet pea (Lathyrus latifolius) is a good choice.

Applications of Decis or Evidence for other pests of peas will also have activity on pea thrips.

A single sweet pea plant is tied onto each cane using twine or sweet pea rings.

See our Pea and bean weevil factsheet for further details.

You may wish to get your sweet pea wigwam growing supports ready.

The embryo is generally surrounded by a larger or smaller amount of foodstuff (endosperm) which serves to nourish it in its development to form a seedling when the seed germinates; frequently, however, as in pea or bean and their allies, the whole of the nourishment for future use is stored up in the cotyledons themselves, which then become thick and fleshy.

Briefly, the chief fish of Japan are the bream (tai), the perch (suzuki), the mullet (bora), the rock-fish (hatatate), the grunter (oni-o-koze), the mackerel (saba), the sword-fish (tachi-uwo), the wrasse (kusabi), the haddock (tara), the flounder (karei), and its congeners the sole (hiranie) and the turbot (ishi-garei), the shad (namazu), the salmon (shake), the mash, the carp (koi), the funa, the gold fish (kzngyo), the gold carp (higoi), theloach (dojo), the herring (nishin) the iwashi (Clu pea melanosticta), the eel (unagi), the conger eel (anago), the coffer-fish (hako-uwo), the fugu (Tetrodon), the ai (Plecoglossus altivelis), the sayori (Heminamphus sayoni), the shark (same), the dogfish (maiiuka-zame), the ray (e), the sturgeon (chO-lame) and the maguro (Thynnus sibi).

When white Emily Henderson (the race having round pollen grains) is crossed with a blue-flowered pea, purple offspring result.