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noun
Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: cow bean, longbean
Antonyms: none provided
noun
eaten fresh as shell beans or dried
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: black-eyed pea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legume
noun
sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cowpea plant, black-eyed pea, Vigna unguiculata, Vigna sinensis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legume, leguminous plant
noun
fruit or seed of the cowpea plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: black-eyed pea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legume
History
From cow + pea.
