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Definition of Cowpea
1. Noun. Fruit or seed of the cowpea plant.
Exact synonyms: Black-eyed Pea
Generic synonyms: Legume
Group relationships: Black-eyed Pea, Cowpea Plant, Vigna Sinensis, Vigna Unguiculata
Generic synonyms: Legume
Group relationships: Black-eyed Pea, 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: Black-eyed Pea, Cowpea Plant, Vigna Sinensis, Vigna Unguiculata
Terms within: Black-eyed Pea, Black-eyed Pea
Generic synonyms: Legume, Leguminous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Vigna, Vigna
Terms within: Black-eyed Pea, Black-eyed Pea
Generic synonyms: Legume, Leguminous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Vigna, Vigna
3. Noun. Eaten fresh as shell beans or dried.
Exact synonyms: Black-eyed Pea
Generic synonyms: Legume
Group relationships: Black-eyed Pea, Cowpea Plant, Vigna Sinensis, Vigna Unguiculata
Generic synonyms: Legume
Group relationships: Black-eyed Pea, Cowpea Plant, Vigna Sinensis, Vigna Unguiculata
Definition of Cowpea
1. n. 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. n. A leguminous plant (Vigna Sinensis, syn. V. 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.
Definition of Cowpea
1. Noun. the black-eyed pea, ''Vigna unguiculata'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cowpea
1. a black-eyed pea [n -S]