Meaning

3 senses

  1. An African leguminous plant, of the species Vigna unguiculata, widely cultivated as food and forage, specifically Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata.

    Kuhbohne, Augenbohne, Schwarzaugenbohne

    коро́вий горо́хkoróvij goróx, коро́вий горо́хkoróvij goróx

  2. The edible seed of these plants.

    fruit or seed of the cowpea plant

  3. (Southern US)Any pale bean with a black spot.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata:

Forms

plural: black-eyed peas
Singularblack-eyed pea
Pluralblack-eyed peas

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
black-eyed beancrowder peablackeye peablack-eye peabachapin beanblack eyed cowpeablack eyed dolichoscommon cowpeacultivated African cowpeacowgramacre peacrowder beansouthern peamarble pea
Close in meaning
  • eaten fresh as shell beans or dried:cowpea
  • fruit or seed of the cowpea plant:cowpea
  • sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure:cowpeacowpea plantVigna unguiculataVigna sinensis

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
blackA1blackberryblackbird

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