Cowpea

[kaupi:]

Definition

(noun.) sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure.

(noun.) fruit or seed of the cowpea plant.

Edited by Everett--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

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