sweet pea
noun
1
: a widely cultivated Italian legume (Lathyrus odoratus) having slender usually climbing stems, ovate leaves, and large fragrant flowers
2
: the flower of a sweet pea
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Green sweet peas can be added to dishes like chicken and rice for dinner or to salads for lunch to increase their protein content.
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
One of the contenders for this year’s CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund along with Jane Wade and 5000, among others, Oldham was taken with the organic spirals of sweet pea vines.
—Ari Stark, WWD, 3 Sep. 2024
Know your type Edible peas come in three main varieties: snap peas, snow peas, and sweet peas (also called English peas or garden peas).
—Alex Testere, Saveur, 24 July 2024
Advertisement The garden is busy with butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects, especially out front, where flowers are the predominant crop, a jungle of red Flanders poppies and fragrant sweet peas (for bouquets) and sunny nasturtiums, calendulas and roses (for eating).
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
One of the contenders for this year’s CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund along with Jane Wade and 5000, among others, Oldham was taken with the organic spirals of sweet pea vines.
—Ari Stark, WWD, 3 Sep. 2024
Know your type Edible peas come in three main varieties: snap peas, snow peas, and sweet peas (also called English peas or garden peas).
—Alex Testere, Saveur, 24 July 2024
Advertisement The garden is busy with butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects, especially out front, where flowers are the predominant crop, a jungle of red Flanders poppies and fragrant sweet peas (for bouquets) and sunny nasturtiums, calendulas and roses (for eating).
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
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“Sweet pea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20pea. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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