vigna sinensis
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Noun (1)
- sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manureSynonyms: cowpeacowpea plantblack-eyed peaVigna unguiculataType of legume, leguminous plantParts cowpea, black-eyed peaMember of Vigna, genus Vigna
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“vigna sinensis” is listed under Cowpea.
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