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ca·jan pea   (kā'jən)   
n.  See pigeon pea.

[Malay kachang, bean, pea.]
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pigeon pea  
n.   In both senses also called cajan pea, catjang, dahl.

  1. A tropical African shrub (Cajanus cajan) of the pea family, having trifoliolate leaves, yellow or orange flowers, hairy pods, and small edible seeds.

  2. A seed of this plant.


[From the use of its seeds as pigeon feed.]
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cajan pea

noun
1. tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics [syn: pigeon pea] 
2. small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant 
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