Pigeonpea

pigeon pea

n. In both senses also called cajan pea, catjang, dahl.

1. A tropical African shrub (Cajanus cajan) of the pea family, having trifoliolate leaves, yellow or orange flowers, hairy pods, and small edible seeds.

2. A seed of this plant.

[From the use of its seeds as pigeon feed.]

pigeon pea

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for dhal

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Noun	1.	pigeon pea - tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics cajan pea, Cajanus cajan, catjang pea, dahl, dhal, pigeon-pea plant, red gram cajan pea, dahl, pigeon pea - small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant Cajanus, genus Cajanus - erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	pigeon pea - small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant cajan pea, dahl pea - seed of a pea plant used for food cajan pea, Cajanus cajan, catjang pea, dahl, dhal, pigeon pea, pigeon-pea plant, red gram - tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics

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Angola pea
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dhal
genus Cajanus
pea
pigeon-pea plant
red gram

Effect of plant type, row spacing and plant population density on growth and yield of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) grown during summer season.

Production and quality of pigeon pea seeds: effect of phosphorus and ... by Bertolin, Danila Comelis; de Sa, Marco Eustaquio; Buzetti, Salatier; Santiago, Denis; Barbosa, Rafae / Acta Scientiarum Agronomy (UEM)

Assessment of the efficacy of Tephrosia vogelii Hook leaf decoction to control major pigeonpea pests in Eastern Kenya.

Ethnomedical and veterinary uses of Tephrosia vogelii Hook F ... by Dzenda, T.; Ayo, J.O.; Adelaiye, A.B.; Adaudi, A.O. / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism

In the first of five volumes, scientists from Australia, North America, Asia, and Africa explain the genetic resources of grain legumes and how they are being used to improve yields, reduce disease, resist pests, and alter other agronomic traits of the mostly widely grown and consumed legumes: the common bean, pea, pigeonpea, cowpea, faba bean, chickpea, lentil, lupin, mung bean, and azuki bean.

Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement; v.1: ... by SciTech Book News

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