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 issue pea 名詞

 Pea, n.; pl. Peas or Pease
 1. Bot. A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of many varieties, much cultivated for food.  It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod.
 Note: ☞ When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner.  This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses.
 2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos, Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed.
 Note: ☞ The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below.
 Beach pea Bot., a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus.
 Black-eyed pea, a West Indian name for Dolichos sphærospermus and its seed.
 Butterfly pea, the American plant Clitoria Mariana, having showy blossoms.
 Chick pea. See Chick-pea.
 Egyptian pea. Same as Chick-pea.
 Everlasting pea. See under Everlasting.
 Glory pea. See under Glory, n.
 Hoary pea, any plant of the genus Tephrosia; goat's rue.
 Issue pea, Orris pea. Med. See under Issue, and Orris.
 Milk pea. Bot. See under Milk.
 Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
 Pea bug. Zool. Same as Pea weevil.
 Pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
 Pea crab Zool., any small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species (Pinnotheres pisum) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle.
 Pea dove Zool., the American ground dove.
 Pea-flower tribe Bot., a suborder (Papilionaceæ) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. --G. Bentham.
 Pea maggot Zool., the larva of a European moth (Tortrix pisi), which is very destructive to peas.
 Pea ore Min., argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
 Pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
 Pea tree Bot., the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia and China.
 Pea vine. Bot. (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States (Lathyrus Americana, and other similar species).
 Pea weevil Zool., a small weevil (Bruchus pisi) which destroys peas by eating out the interior.
 Pigeon pea. Bot. See Pigeon pea.
 Sweet pea Bot., the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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 Is·sue n.
 1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of people from a house.
 2. The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery; issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding officer; the issue of money from a treasury.
 3. That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper.
 4. Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants.
 If the king
 Should without issue die.   --Shak.
 5. Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits.
 6. A discharge of flux, as of blood.
 7. Med. An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.
 8. The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event; hence, contest; test; trial.
 Come forth to view
 The issue of the exploit.   --Shak.
    While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue.   --Shak.
 9. A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of alternatives between which to choose or decide; a point of contention; a matter in controversy.
 10. Law In pleading, a single material point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned.
 At issue, in controversy; disputed; opposing or contesting; hence, at variance; disagreeing; inconsistent.
 As much at issue with the summer day
 As if you brought a candle out of doors.   --Mrs. Browning.
 -- Bank of issue, Collateral issue, etc. See under Bank, Collateral, etc.
 Issue pea, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and discharge of pus.
 To join issue, or To take issue, to take opposing sides in a matter in controversy.