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cow⋅pea

  [kou-pee]
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–noun
1. a plant, Vigna unguiculata, extensively cultivated in the southern U.S. for forage, soil improvement, etc.
2. the seed of this plant, used for food.
Also called black-eyed pea.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism; cow 1 + pea
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cow·pea   (kou'pē')   
n.   In both senses also called black-eyed pea, catjang.

  1. An annual African plant (Vigna unguiculata) in the pea family, widely cultivated in warm regions for food, forage, and soil improvement.

  2. An edible seed of this plant.

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