Definition of Pea bean

1. Noun. White-seeded bean; usually dried.

Exact synonyms: Navy Bean, White Bean
Generic synonyms: Common Bean

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pea Bean

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pe-tsai
pea
pea-chick
pea-green
pea-nut
pea-nuts
pea-shooter
pea-souper
pea-soupers
pea-time
pea-times
pea bean (current term)
pea coat
pea coats
pea crab
pea crabs
pea family
pea flour
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pea plant
pea pod
pea pods
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pea soup

Literary usage of Pea bean

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

1. A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, with by William Rhind (1857)
"... yet the family includes plants possessing very opposite properties, some being bland and nutritious, as the pea, bean, »nd others of the same tribe; ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"They may be named as follows: the Pea varieties, including Marrow pea bean, Boston Small pea bean ; Medium bean (with sub-varieties of Day Leafless Medium, ..."

3. Bean Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Production and Marketing of Beans by Glenn Cyrus Sevey (1907)
"Whether called pea bean, marrow pea bean, white bean or navy bean the type is practically identical. There is a tendency to call beans navy in the West and ..."

4. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association by American Veterinary Medical Association. (1917)
"I. The beans should be of the variety commonly known as the "Wisconsin pea bean," and they should be of good quality and thoroughly dry. ..."

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