snap pea
noun
: a cultivated pea that has edible usually round pods easily snapped like beans and that is classified with the snow pea as a variety (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
called also sugar snap pea
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The garden’s a contract written in green, snap peas curling their tendrils
into the fine print of April,
potatoes pressing root-to-clause
beneath loamy punctuation.
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Contributing Monitor Poets, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2025
Dishes will include burrata with heirloom tomatoes and stone fruit, Maine scallops with green chickpeas in a delicate kaffir lime essence, and Australian lamb loin served with spiced carrot mousse and snap peas.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
From crunchy, raw veggies like red cabbage and cucumber are shaved thinly to tender little gems and snap peas, everything is tossed in a creamy buttermilk and Dijon dressing.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Top with radishes, micro greens, snap peas and additional herbs, as desired.
Recipe developed by Emily Nienhaus.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
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Contributing Monitor Poets, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2025
Dishes will include burrata with heirloom tomatoes and stone fruit, Maine scallops with green chickpeas in a delicate kaffir lime essence, and Australian lamb loin served with spiced carrot mousse and snap peas.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
From crunchy, raw veggies like red cabbage and cucumber are shaved thinly to tender little gems and snap peas, everything is tossed in a creamy buttermilk and Dijon dressing.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Top with radishes, micro greens, snap peas and additional herbs, as desired.
Recipe developed by Emily Nienhaus.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snap pea
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“Snap pea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20pea. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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