black-eyed_pea | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure | |
Synonyms: | cowpea_plant Vigna_unguiculata Vigna_sinensis cowpea | |
Related terms: | legume Vigna cowpea | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) fruit or seed of the cowpea plant | |
Synonyms: | cowpea | |
Related terms: | legume cowpea | |
3. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) eaten fresh as shell beans or dried | |
Synonyms: | cowpea | |
Related terms: | legume cowpea | |
Similar spelling: |
black-eyed_Susan |