1. Variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage
   "Field peas are commonly grown as animal feed";
   - field-pea plant, Austrian winter pea, Pisum sativum arvense, Pisum arvense
    
2. Coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and tender
   "The farmer harvested field peas for animal feed"; "Young field peas were added to the spring vegetable medley"
    
3. Seed of the field pea plant
   "Farmers grew field peas as a nutritious crop for livestock feed"

Derived forms: field peas

Type of: legume, pea, pea plant

Encyclopedia: Field pea