The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the pod fruit ''Pisum sativum''. Each pod contains several peas. Peapods are botanically a fruit, since they contain seeds developed from the ovary of a flower. However, peas are considered to be a vegetable in cooking. The name is also used to describe other edible seeds from the Fabaceae such as the pigeon pea , the cowpea , and the seeds from several species of ''Lathyrus''.
''P. sativum'' is an annual plant, with.. more
Specie identified by Bridget Charity Rendall
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