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

2. Noun. Sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure.

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

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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowpea

cowlstaff
cowlstaffs
cowlstaves
cowman
cowmen
cowmilk
cownose ray
coworker
coworkers
coworking
cowp
cowpat
cowpath
cowpaths
cowpats
cowpea (current term)
cowpea plant
cowpeas
cowped
cowpen daisy
cowpeople
cowper's glands
cowperian
cowperitis
cowperson
cowpersons
cowpies
cowping
cowplop

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