Cowpea

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cowpea \Cow"pea`\ (kou"p[=e]`), n.
     1. The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus
        {Dolichos}; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are
        cultivated in the southern part of the United States.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Vigna Sinensis}, syn. {Vigna
        Catjang}) found throughout the tropics of the Old World.
        It is extensively cultivated in the Southern United States
        for fodder, and the seed is used as food for man.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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