black-eyed pea

black-eyed pea

B0297900 (blăk′īd′)n. See cowpea.

black-eyed pea

n (Plants) another name for cowpea²

cow•pea

(ˈkaʊˌpi)

n. 1. a forage plant, Vignaunguiculata, of the legume family, extensively cultivated in the southern U.S. 2. the seed of this plant, used for food. Also called black-eyed pea. [1810–20, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	black-eyed pea - fruit or seed of the cowpea plantcowpealegume - the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the casecowpea plant, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata, black-eyed pea, cowpea - sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
	2.	black-eyed pea - sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manurecowpea plant, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata, cowpeablack-eyed pea, cowpea - eaten fresh as shell beans or driedlegume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosaegenus Vigna, Vigna - genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolusblack-eyed pea, cowpea - fruit or seed of the cowpea plant
	3.	black-eyed pea - eaten fresh as shell beans or driedcowpealegume - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)cowpea plant, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata, black-eyed pea, cowpea - sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure