black-eyed pea

(blăk′īd′)

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black-eyed pea

(Plants) another name for cowpea²

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cow•pea

(ˈkaʊˌpi)

n.

1. a forage plant, Vignaunguiculata, of the legume family, extensively cultivated in the southern U.S.

2. the seed of this plant, used for food.

Also called black-eyed pea.

[1810–20, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	black-eyed pea - fruit or seed of the cowpea plant cowpea legume - the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case cowpea plant, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata, black-eyed pea, cowpea - sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
	2.	black-eyed pea - sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure cowpea plant, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata, cowpea black-eyed pea, cowpea - eaten fresh as shell beans or dried legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae genus Vigna, Vigna - genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus black-eyed pea, cowpea - fruit or seed of the cowpea plant
	3.	black-eyed pea - eaten fresh as shell beans or dried cowpea legume - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) cowpea plant, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata, black-eyed pea, cowpea - sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure

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