cowpea
cowpea
Definition
☆ cow·pea
(ko̵u′pē′)
noun
- a viny annual plant (Vigna unguiculata) of the pea family, bearing seeds in slender pods: grown in S U.S. for forage, green manure, etc.
- the edible seed of this plant, cooked as a vegetable; black-eyed pea
cowpea
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- mosaic:
Isolation and characterization of tubular structures of
cowpea mosaic
virus.
- virus:
Isolation and characterization of tubular structures of
cowpea mosaic virus.
- genotype:
Salt tolerance of
cowpea genotypes
in the emergence stage.