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“Peas” or “Pease” or “Pees”

peas / pease / pees are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

peas p·IY·z

  • nounseed of a pea plant used for food.
  • nounthe fruit or seed of a pea plant.
  • nouna leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds.

pease p·IY·z

  • nounseed of a pea plant used for food.
  • nounthe fruit or seed of a pea plant.
  • nouna leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds.

pees

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“peas”

  • from variety of ingredients - peas, beans, potatoes, meat, rye flour.
  • apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas was being negotiated to join
  • only thing she offers is peas.
  • candy, ice cream, canned processed peas, packet soups, bottled food colorings,
  • Vegetables – usually carrots, peas, maize and spinach
  • oat, proso, buckwheat, lentil, vetches, peas, broad beans.
  • someone or people reject her peas.
  • produce, including raspberries, basil, snow peas, mesclun lettuce, and cilantro; no
  • plants including corn, beans, squash, peas, melon, chard, beet, cucumber, potato,
  • boiled Green Peas: 5

“pease”

  • Eucithara pusilla (Pease, 1860)
  • 1928): synonym of Goniobranchus decorus (Pease, 1860)
  • Eucithara paucicostata (Pease, 1868)
  • addition was the Boorum & Pease Company in 1985.
  • Boorum & Pease, based in Elizabeth, New Jersey,
  • M. Bryan and Elisha M. Pease.
  • Eucithara debilis (Pease, 1868)
  • Pease, 1867: synonym of Eucithara coronata
  • Pease, 1868)
  • Eucithara decussata (Pease, 1868)

“pees”

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