Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Pea
pay (-ing, -s, paid, paid'st)peace
pea, n. [ME pease < OE pise < L. pisa. ME singular pease reinterpreted as plural, creating the new singular pea cerca 1600.] (webplay: fruit, pod).
Unattainable fruit; small round legume encased in a pod; [fig.] thing that is desirable because it is off limits.
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