COWPEA

cowpea, cowpea plant, black-eyed pea, Vigna unguiculata, Vigna sinensis

(noun) sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure

cowpea, black-eyed pea

(noun) fruit or seed of the cowpea plant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cowpea (plural cowpeas)

Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.

Source: Wiktionary


Cow"pea` (-p`), n.

Definition: The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus Dolichos; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are cultivated in the southern part of the United States.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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