PEA

n. Pe. A.-S.,pis a. Gr.. m'cros, iriaov. Lat., pisum. Fr., pois. Ger.,Erbse. 1. The genus Pisum, especially Pisum sativum or its fruit. 2. A name for various other papilionaceous plants. [B, 19, 185, 275 (a, 35).] I ue p's. Globular bodies, of about the size of p's, made of woody substances of spongy texture, introduced into i ues, etc., to promote suppuration. [B, 5 (a, 35).] [s. 225]