snow pea
noun
: a cultivated pea with flat edible pods that is classified with the snap pea as a variety (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
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Any type of green vegetable such as broccoli florets or snow peas can be used instead of green beans.
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Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
What could change things? 9 recipes starring snappy, springy snow peas
What draws Dylan Crews to baseball?
—Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
The dish incorporates the playful bell-shape of the Campanelle pasta with mornay sauce, broccolini, snow peas, and corn.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Non-starchy vegetables: Leafy greens like spinach, kale, and lettuce, as well as broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, peppers, snow peas, and celery.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Sep. 2024
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Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
What could change things? 9 recipes starring snappy, springy snow peas
What draws Dylan Crews to baseball?
—Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
The dish incorporates the playful bell-shape of the Campanelle pasta with mornay sauce, broccolini, snow peas, and corn.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Non-starchy vegetables: Leafy greens like spinach, kale, and lettuce, as well as broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, peppers, snow peas, and celery.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Snow pea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20pea. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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