Definition of 'cowpea'

Noun

1. fruit or seed of the cowpea plant
      Synonyms: black-eyed pea
2. sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
      Synonyms: cowpea plant black-eyed pea Vigna unguiculata Vigna sinensis
3. eaten fresh as shell beans or dried
      Synonyms: black-eyed pea

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