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cowpea definition

☆ cow·pea (ko̵u′pē′)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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