Pea is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable.
, A pea is a most commonly green
Doperwt rijserwt peulen Pisum sativum
Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae, or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally,
Pea
…Pea is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. Carl Linnaeus…
A selection of dried pulses and fresh legumes
Root nodules on a Wisteria plant (a hazelnut pictured for comparison)
Legumes play a key role in the nitrogen cycle, making nitrates available to other plants in the soil.