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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.
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A peafowl
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Wampum.
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A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
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The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
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The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.
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The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
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They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.
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The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
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The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
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The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
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The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
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A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
Peas are largely cultivated south of the Maule.
In addition to the cereals, beans, peas and vetches were grown to some extent.
Of corn crops other than cereals, beans and peas are both less cultivated than formerly.
The cultivated products include coffee, the Coco-nut palm, tobacco, sugar-cane, cotton, vanilla, sorghum, earthnuts, sesame, maize, rice, beans, peas, bananas (in large quantities), yams, manioc and hemp. Animal products are ivory, hides, tortoiseshell and pearls.
Sow a few peas and beans, in case of accident to those sown in November, drawing up the soil towards the stems of those which are above ground as a protection; earth up celery; blanch endive with flower-pots; sow radishes in a very sheltered place.
The principal market products are cauliflower, cabbage, onions, asparagus, gherkins, cucumbers, beans, peas, &c. The principal flowers are hyacinths, tulips, crocuses, narcissus and other bulbous plants, the total export of which is estimated at over 200,000.
Large quantities of peas, corn, tomatoes and other vegetables are canned, chiefly for home consumption.
There were green crops such as clover, and lentils, peas, beans, radishes, onions, lettuces (as a vegetable and for oil), castor oil and flax were grown.
In many of the lakes of Sweden there is still in progress the formation of an iron ore, called sjomalm, ferric hydroxide, deposited in forms resembling peas, coins, &c., and used for the manufacture of iron.
Agriculture is practised along the Crooked Rhine, wheat, barley, beans and peas being the chief products, and there is considerable fruit-farming in the south-west.
Peas, beans, lentils, gram, maize, millet, are also universally cultivated, and exported, from the Persian Gulf ports to India and the Arabian coast.
About the time of setting out on his Indian expedition he was described as a most comely man, upwards of 6 ft., tall, well-proportioned, of robust make and constitution; inclined to be fat, but prevented by the fatigue he underwent; with fine, large black eyes and eyebrows; of sanguine complexion, made more manly by the influence of sun and weather; a loud, strong voice; a moderate wine-drinker; fond of simple diet, such as pilaos and plain dishes, but often neglectful of meals altogether, and satisfied, if occasion required, with parched peas and water, always to be procured.i During the reign of Nadir an attempt was made to establish a British Caspian trade with Persia.
The imports are mainly woollen and cotton goods, iron and opium, and the exports include bean cake, bean oil, peas, raw silk, straw-braid, walnuts, a coarse kind of vermicelli, vegetables and dried fruits.
That the Leguminosae (a group of plants including peas, beans, vetches, lupins, &c.) play a special part in agriculture was known even to the ancients and was mentioned by Pliny (Historia Naturalis, viii.).
Potatoes are grown in considerable quantities in the north-west part of the lower peninsula in the vicinity of Grand Traverse Bay as well as throughout the southern portion of the state; the largest crops of beans are grown in the south central part of the lower peninsula, and of peas in the counties bordering on Lake Huron.
Considering the crops not hitherto specified, it may be indicated that turnips and swedes form the chief green crops in most districts; potatoes, mangels, beans and peas are also commonly grown.
The principal vegetables cultivated are potatoes, onions, mangold and beet, beans and peas.
The chief crops raised are rice, gram, millet, beans, peas, sesamum and tobacco.
To these must be added wine (mostly of excellent quality) of an annual value of about one million sterling, peas and beans, maize, fruit, chiefly cherries and apples, beets and tobacco, and garden and dairy produce.
Remember the rhyme "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."
The peas had passed this test. ¦ Cooking GM food will not necessarily destroy allergens.
Notable exceptions to this general rule include asters, sweet peas, and daisies.
The soil and sub-soil are clay, and the chief crops grown are wheat, barley, beans and peas.
He raised twenty-eight bushels of peas and sixteen bushels of peas and sixteen bushels of beans.
She might welcome his attention by responding with pansies or sweet peas or rebuff his advances with daffodils or yellow chrysanthemums.
Somewhere here I break off and plant dahlias (plus 2 more) on the allotment; and harvest some great peas.
Pea Forage Yield Forage yields of peas increased significantly with increased sowing density in all but the late pea harvest in 1999.
It is a yellow dhal which looks like split peas but is much tastier and does not break up when cooked.
We had roast chicken, roasties, potatoes, peas and chocolate donuts.
Plot 29 onions garlic Shallots and Peas To the right in the foreground, onions garlic and shallots planted last year.
My fish, chips and peas was subtitled ` wild halibut ' .
Hitler once spotted Hermann Goering, the head of the Luftwaffe, helping himself to a huge piece of roast ham served with peas.
However, peas, like any other legume, contain substances that are not desirable for an infant formula.
Two Peas in a Pod are the organic greengrocers plus there's a farmers market every Saturday.
Field beans and peas are the main grain legume crops in the UK with, between them, around 250,000 ha grown.
Song Lyrics - Black Eyed Peas I came accross this site which provides a fairly literal translation to the song.
Nigel Slater's delicious summer salads Britain's best food writer mixes up fresh beans and peas, juicy melons and silky salami.
You do need some iron tho, so eat broccoli, blackstrap molasses, beetroot, peas.
I need to get back to making origami to explore shape, designing egg containers and constructing models using chick peas and cocktail sticks.
The next day, place the soaked peas in fresh water to cover and cook until tender, about 3 hours.
Another way of bumping up your portions of veg is to have some mushy peas.
A pack of frozen peas wrapped in a damp towel applied for 10 minutes would suffice.
What have black-eyed peas got to do with nanotechnology?
Although it sounds complicated, it can be assembled fairly quickly, using frozen pastry, grated cheese and tinned chick peas.
Frozen or canned peas are acceptable, although I am not a great fan of canned food.
Then, a sweet potato or sugar-snap peas fit the bill.
For variety try baby carrots and sugar snap peas or mange tout.
A pudding made from split peas flavored with ham.
If they seem cooked through (no gritty texture at all) then the peas pilau has finished cooking.
Produces an abundance of easy to shell, 3 to 4 inch long pea pods which contains 6 to 9 peas per pod.
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