SNOW PEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does snow pea mean? 

• SNOW PEA (noun)
  The noun SNOW PEA has 2 senses:

1. variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods

2. green peas with flat edible pods

  Familiarity information: SNOW PEA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SNOW PEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

snow pea; sugar pea

Hypernyms ("snow pea" is a kind of...):

edible-pod pea; edible-podded pea; Pisum sativum macrocarpon (a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Green peas with flat edible pods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

snow pea; sugar pea

Hypernyms ("snow pea" is a kind of...):

garden pea; green pea (fresh pea)