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Example sentenceThe tumour had shrunk to the size of a ?pea.

Baidu encyclopedia:

Pea (Pisum sativum?L.), an annual climbing herb of the genus Pisum in the family Leguminosae. The plant is 0.5-2 meters tall, with cordate leaves and ovoid leaflets. Calyx campanulate, lobes lanceolate; corolla of various colors, mostly white and purple; pods swollen, long ellipsoid, with oblique acute tip; seeds round.

Lime green, wrinkled or absent, drying to yellow. Flowering in June-July, fruiting in July-September "Compendium of Materia Medica" said "the seedling of the soft Wanwanwan, so the name of the pea", from which the name of the pea.

Peas are native to western Asia and the Mediterranean coastal areas, the history of pea cultivation at least 6,000 years ago, the legend of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian mission to the Western Regions of peas planted in China, the first by the Western Regions into the northwest region of China, and then into the interior, planting has been more than 3,000 years of history.

Distribution:

Pea is mainly distributed in Sichuan, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Qinghai, Jiangxi and other provinces and regions. Prefer cool temperate climate, like light, cold and drought resistance, heat resistance. Suitable for planting in slightly acidic or neutral soil, need to rotate the stubble, pay attention to drainage and weeding.

Pea is one of China's major edible legume crops, high nutritional value, with antibacterial, antioxidant, anticancer, blood pressure, hypoglycemia, immunomodulation and other physiological activities; industrial production is also mainly focused on the processing of pea starch, protein.

Peas in Chinese culture is quite a flavor, the Yuan Dynasty poem "cherry peas divided into children, grass and spring breeze another year." In Feng Zikai's paintings, he also used the imagery of peas to show a mother's love.

Summary:

Pea is a half-hardy crop, preferring a mild and humid climate, intolerant of heat. Peas are a long day crop, preferring warmth and poor drought tolerance. Peas have a wide adaptability to the soil, the soil quality requirements are not high, in order to water retention, good aeration and rich in humus sandy loam and loam soil is the most suitable. ph value of 6.0-7.2.