Found 2 hits - Term: pea crab, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pea \pea\, n.; pl. peas p=ez or pease p=ez. oe.
pese, fr. as. pisa, or of. peis, f. pois; both fr. l. pisum;
cf. gr. pi`sos, pi`son. the final s was misunderstood in
english as a plural ending. cf. pease.
1. bot. a plant, and its fruit, of the genus pisum, of
many varieties, much cultivated for food. it has a
papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
popularly called a pod.
1913 webster
note: when a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
dinner. this distinction is not always preserved, the
form peas being used in both senses.
1913 webster
2. a name given, especially in the southern states, to the
seed of several leguminous plants species of dolichos,
cicer, abrus, etc. esp. those having a scar hilum
of a different color from the rest of the seed.
1913 webster
note: the name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
less closely related to the common pea. see the
phrases, below.
1913 webster
beach pea bot., a seashore plant, lathyrus maritimus.
black-eyed pea, a west indian name for dolichos
sphaerospermus and its seed.
butterfly pea, the american plant clitoria mariana,
having showy blossoms.
chick pea. see chick-pea.
egyptian pea. same as chick-pea.
everlasting pea. see under everlasting.
glory pea. see under glory, n.
hoary pea, any plant of the genus tephrosia; goat's rue.
issue pea, orris pea. med. see under issue, and
orris.
milk pea. bot. see under milk.
pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
pea bug. zool. same as pea weevil.
pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
pea crab zool., any small crab of the genus
pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
the european species pinnotheres pisum which lives in
the common mussel and the cockle.
pea dove zool., the american ground dove.
pea-flower tribe bot., a suborder papilionaceae of
leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
the pea. --g. bentham.
pea maggot zool., the larva of a european moth tortrix
pisi, which is very destructive to peas.
pea ore min., argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
pea tree bot., the name of several leguminous shrubs of
the genus caragana, natives of siberia and china.
pea vine. bot.
a any plant which bears peas.
b a kind of vetch or tare, common in the united states
lathyrus americana, and other similar species.
pea weevil zool., a small weevil bruchus pisi which
destroys peas by eating out the interior.
pigeon pea. bot. see pigeon pea.
sweet pea bot., the annual plant lathyrus odoratus;
also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
1913 webster
see also:
peas pease pisum dolichos cicer abrus
beach pea lathyrus maritimus black-eyed pea dolichos sphaerospermus butterfly pea
clitoria mariana chick pea chick-pea egyptian pea everlasting pea
everlasting glory pea glory hoary pea tephrosia
issue pea orris pea issue orris milk pea
milk pea berry pea bug pea weevil pea coal
pea crab pinnotheres pinnotheres pisum pea dove pea-flower tribe
papilionaceae pea maggot tortrix pisi pea ore pea starch
pea tree caragana pea vine lathyrus americana bruchus pisi
pigeon pea sweet pea lathyrus odoratus
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pea crab
n : tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of
certain bivalve mollusks
Results 1 - 3 of 3 found about pea crab: Chick Pea
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Black-Eyed Pea, definition of term: Black-Eyed Pea
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Beach Pea, definition of term: Beach Pea
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