black-eyed pea
English
black-eyed pea beans
Noun
black-eyed pea (plural black-eyed peas)
- An African leguminous plant, of the genus Vigna, widely cultivated as food and forage, specifically Vigna unguiculata.
- The edible seed of these plants.
- (Southern US) Any pale bean with a black spot.
Synonyms
- (Vigna): cowpea
- (Vigna unguiculata): blackeye pea, black-eye pea (US, South); bachapin bean, black-eyed bean, black eyed cowpea, black eyed dolichos, common cowpea, cultivated African cowpea, cowgram, cow pea, crowder bean, southern pea, crowder pea, marble pea, poona pea, kafir bean
- (any pale bean with a black spot): blackeye pea, black-eye pea
Translations
cowpea plant
cowpea bean
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any pale bean with a black spot
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Further reading
- black-eyed pea at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Vigna unguiculata ssp. dekindtiana at USDA Plants database
- Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata at Tropicos
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