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Definition of snow pea

snow pea

Plural:snow peas
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A variety of pea with a flat, edible pod and small, premature seeds, commonly eaten whole and often featured in Asian cuisine.

Example

"She tossed a handful of crisp snow peas into the sizzling wok with ginger and garlic."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Frequently confused with the sugar snap pea; snow peas are distinguished by their distinctly flat pods and tiny, premature seeds, whereas snap peas are fully rounded.

• Nearby Words

snow in summer
snow leopard
snow on the mountain
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snowball

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Snow pea. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/snow-pea
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