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Definition of Indian pea
1. Noun. European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere.
Group relationships: Genus Lathyrus, Lathyrus
Generic synonyms: Vetchling
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Pea
Literary usage of Indian pea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Heart of the Continent: A Record of Travel Across the Plains and in by Fitz Hugh Ludlow (1870)
"The Indian pea at this season, when in full blossom, both from its profusion and
the variety of its tints, is one of the most important contributions to the ..."
2. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"The vines of this and he varieties of the Indian pea, all make exce'.- ent long
forage for common work-horses, oxen, milch-cows, or sheep. ..."
3. The Farm: A Pocket Manual of Practical Agriculture; Or, How to Cultivate All by Samuel Roberts Wells (1858)
"The plant called Cow-pea or Indian pea, and sometimes Stock pea, is extensively
cultivated in some of the Southern States, both as a forage crop and a ..."
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