Previous definitions:
1.
A member of the legume family, a pea can refer to the round seeds inside a pea pod or the pea pod including seeds. Peas come in many varieties, and for some only the seeds are eaten (e.g. green pea), and for others the whole pods are eaten (e.g. snow pea, snap pea).
As defined by Mechanical Turk
on November 16, 2011