Meaning of COWPEA
| Pronunciation: | | 'kaw`pee
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- [n] eaten fresh as shell beans or dried
- [n] sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
- [n] fruit or seed of the cowpea plant
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| | Synonyms: | | black-eyed pea, black-eyed pea, cowpea plant, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata |
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| | See Also: | | cowpea, cowpea, cowpea plant, genus Vigna, legume, legume, leguminous plant, Vigna, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cow"pea`\ (-p[=e]`), 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.
\Cow"pea`\, n. (Bot.)
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.
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