cowpea | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure | |
Synonyms: | black-eyed_pea Vigna_unguiculata Vigna_sinensis cowpea_plant | |
Related terms: | legume Vigna black-eyed_pea | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) fruit or seed of the cowpea plant | |
Synonyms: | black-eyed_pea | |
Related terms: | legume | |
3. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) eaten fresh as shell beans or dried | |
Synonyms: | black-eyed_pea | |
Related terms: | legume | |
Similar spelling: |
cope Coupe Coppa cowpie cop Coffea cove coup copy Copp Coop coypu co-op cobia |