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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According to them, veggie-garden essentials include snap peas, green onions, purple hull peas, okra, collards, sweet peas, squash, black-eyed peas, and of course, tomatoes.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
Add a mix of colorful vegetables, such as bell peppers, broccoli, and snap peas.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Lemon plus pepper is another classic combination, and Ali uses it to great effect in her lemon-pepper tofu with snap peas.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Bring this dish to the family potluck and let the snap peas shine with a sweet honey and zesty lemon dressing.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
Add a mix of colorful vegetables, such as bell peppers, broccoli, and snap peas.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Lemon plus pepper is another classic combination, and Ali uses it to great effect in her lemon-pepper tofu with snap peas.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Bring this dish to the family potluck and let the snap peas shine with a sweet honey and zesty lemon dressing.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Snap pea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20pea. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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