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Noun: snow pea  snow pee
Usage: N. Amer, Austral, NZ (=mangetout)
  1. Variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods
    "The stir-fry recipe called for crisp snow peas";
    - sugar pea, mangetout [UK]
     
  2. Green peas with flat edible pods
    "She stir-fried snow peas with garlic and ginger";
    - sugar pea, mangetout [UK]

Derived forms: snow peas

Type of: edible-pod pea, edible-podded pea, garden pea, green pea, Pisum sativum macrocarpon

Encyclopedia: Snow pea