cowpea
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Noun (3)
- fruit or seed of the cowpea plantSynonyms: black-eyed peaType of legumePart of cowpea plant, black-eyed pea
- sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manureSynonyms: cowpea plantblack-eyed peaVigna unguiculataVigna sinensisType of legume, leguminous plantParts black-eyed peaMember of Vigna, genus Vigna
- eaten fresh as shell beans or driedSynonyms: black-eyed peaType of legumePart of cowpea plant, black-eyed pea
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cow′pea′ (kou′pē′), noun
1. The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus Dolichos; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are cultivated in the southern part of the United States.
2. Botany A leguminous plant (Vigna Sinensis, syn. Vigna Catjang) found throughout the tropics of the Old World. It is extensively cultivated in the Southern United States for fodder, and the seed is used as food for man.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement