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Definition of Egyptian pea

1. Noun. Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Egyptian Pea

Literary usage of Egyptian pea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Annals of Horticulture (1848)
"THE Egyptian pea. THE following account of this pea has been transmitted to us :—A vase found by Sir Gardener Wilkinson in a mummy pit, with an Egyptian ..."

2. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1903)
"It will, therefore, be seen that the Egyptian pea is a large yielder of grain. The crop is usually slow in maturing, requiring about two weeks longer to ..."

3. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"Introduced in 182». Ci'cer. Chick-pea. Egyptian pea. ... commonly known as Chick, pea or Egyptian pea, is an annual plant- growing about a foot or more in ..."

4. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1850)
"With every advantage of comparison thus afforded by the proximity of the plants, no difference could be observed between Grim- stone's Egyptian pea and the ..."

5. Cottage Gardener and Country Gentleman's Companion by George William Johnson (1850)
"... Egyptian pea.—The seed I now send you was taken from a pumpkin weighing 24 Ihs., one of the produce of the plant raised from the single seed you were so ..."

6. The California Culturist: A Journal of Agriculture, Horticulture, Mechanism (1859)
"THE Egyptian pea is an instance of vegetable resurrection, or at least resuscitation. It is a fragment of the old life of Egypt, a true type of the ..."

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