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Definition of Black-eyed pea
1. Noun. Fruit or seed of the cowpea plant.
Exact synonyms: Cowpea
Generic synonyms: Legume
Group relationships: Cowpea, Cowpea Plant, Vigna Sinensis, Vigna Unguiculata
Generic synonyms: Legume
Group relationships: Cowpea, Cowpea Plant, Vigna Sinensis, Vigna Unguiculata
2. Noun. Sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure.
Exact synonyms: Cowpea, Cowpea Plant, Vigna Sinensis, Vigna Unguiculata
Terms within: Cowpea, Cowpea
Generic synonyms: Legume, Leguminous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Vigna, Vigna
Terms within: Cowpea, Cowpea
Generic synonyms: Legume, Leguminous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Vigna, Vigna
3. Noun. Eaten fresh as shell beans or dried.
Exact synonyms: Cowpea
Generic synonyms: Legume
Group relationships: Cowpea, Cowpea Plant, Vigna Sinensis, Vigna Unguiculata
Generic synonyms: Legume
Group relationships: Cowpea, Cowpea Plant, Vigna Sinensis, Vigna Unguiculata
Definition of Black-eyed pea
1. Noun. An African leguminous plant, of the genus ''Vigna'', widely cultivated as food and forage, specifically ''Vigna unguiculata unguiculata.'' ¹
2. Noun. The edible seed of these plants. ¹
3. Noun. (US South) Any pale bean with a black spot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com