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Definition of Pigeon pea

1. Noun. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics.

2. Noun. Small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant.

Definition of Pigeon pea

1. Noun. A tropical African plant (qualifier Cajanus cajan formerly Cajanus indicus), having edible seeds. ¹

2. Noun. The edible seed of this plant; dahl ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pigeon Pea

pigeon-holes pigeon-holing pigeon-livered pigeon-pea plant pigeon-toed pigeon berry pigeon breast pigeon chest pigeon droppings pigeon guillemot

pigeon hawk pigeon hole pigeon holes pigeon loft pigeon pair pigeon pea (current term) pigeon toes pigeoned pigeoneer pigeoneers

pigeonfoot pigeongram pigeongrams pigeonhawk pigeonhawks pigeonhole pigeonhole principle pigeonholeable pigeonholed pigeonholer

Literary usage of Pigeon pea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"In India the pigeon-pea forms a pulse of general use. The former variety is called also Angola pea and Kongo pea. PIGEON SHOOTING. See TRAP-SHOOTING. ..."

2. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"Pigeon-pea, the fruit of the leguminous shrub Cajanus indicus, a native of India, ... In India the pigeon-pea forms a pulse of general use. ..."

3. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"As a low hedge plant the pigeon pea is extremely valuable in tropical countries. ... It is possible to obtain a dense pigeon-pea hedge 2 or 3 feet in ..."

4. Subtropical Vegetable-gardening by Peter Henry Rolfs (1916)
"pigeon pea (Cajanus indicus) There are several varieties of this tropical legume. It may grow for several years, forming a tall woody shrub; but is perhaps ..."

5. The New International Encyclopædia by Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"PIGEON-PEA (Cajanus). A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosa;, ... Tested at the Louisiana Experiment Station, the pigeon-pea was found very ..."

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