cowpea
1.
(
noun
) sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
Synonyms:
Vigna sinensis
,
Vigna unguiculata
,
black-eyed pea
,
cowpea plant
Related Words:
legume
,
leguminous plant
2.
(
noun
) fruit or seed of the cowpea plant
Synonyms:
black-eyed pea
Related Words:
legume
3.
(
noun
) eaten fresh as shell beans or dried
Synonyms:
black-eyed pea
Related Words:
legume
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