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Definition of sugar snap pea

sugar snap pea

Plural:sugar snap peas
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sugar snap pea Lexical Profile

• noun

1

An edible-pod pea with rounded, thick pod walls, eaten whole along with the mature peas inside.

Example

"We added freshly picked sugar snap peas to the vegetable stir-fry to give it a sweet crunch."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Sugar snap peas are often confused with snow peas and garden peas; however, unlike flat snow peas or fibrous, inedible-pod garden peas, they feature fully rounded pods that are entirely edible and crisp.

• Nearby Words

sugar
sugar glider
sugar maple
sugar snap pea
sugarbird
sugarbush
sugarcane

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sugar snap pea. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sugar snap pea
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