beach pea

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beech pee]
- /bitʃ pi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beech pee]
- /bitʃ pi/

Definitions of beach pea words

noun beach pea either of two plants of the legume family, Lathyrus japonicus, of seashores of the North Temperate Zone, or L. littoralis, of the temperate western coast of North America, both having oblong leaves and clusters of pealike flowers. 1
noun beach pea Various plants in family Fabaceae. 0

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Origin of beach pea

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Beach pea

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beach pea popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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