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Issue \Is"sue\, n. [OF. issue, eissue, F. issue, fr. OF. issir,
   eissir, to go out, L. exire; ex out of, from + ire to go,
   akin to Gr. 'ie`nai, Skr. i, Goth. iddja went, used as
   prefect of gaggan to go. Cf. {Ambition}, {Count} a nobleman,
   {Commence}, {Errant}, {Exit}, {Eyre}, {Initial}, {Yede}
   went.]
   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. --Matt. ix. 20.

   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.

   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}. --Blount. Cowell.

   {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}, or {take}, {issue}, to take opposing sides in a
      matter in controversy.

Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or
   OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final
   s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.
   {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
      sph[ae]rospermus} 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}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.

   {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.

   {Pea crab} (Zo["o]l.), any small crab of the genus
      {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
      the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the
      common mussel and the cockle.

   {Pea dove} (Zo["o]l.), the American ground dove.

   {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[ae]}) of
      leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
      the pea. --G. Bentham.

   {Pea maggot} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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.