cowpea

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun fruit or seed of the cowpea plant
  2. noun sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
  3. noun eaten fresh as shell beans or dried

Etymology

From cow + pea.

In classic literature

Synonyms

black-eyed pea

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