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cowpea Definition

cow·pea (ko̵upē′)

noun

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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