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black-eyed peas

black-eyed peas is the plural of black-eyed pea.

Meaning of black-eyed pea

Noun

black-eyed pea (plural black-eyed peas)

  1. An African leguminous plant, of the species Vigna unguiculata, widely cultivated as food and forage, specifically Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata.
    Synonyms:
    blackeye pea, black-eye pea, bachapin bean, black-eyed bean, black eyed cowpea, black eyed dolichos, common cowpea, cultivated African cowpea, cowgram, acre pea
  2. The edible seed of these plants.
    Synonyms:
    blackeye pea, black-eye pea
  3. (Southern US) Any pale bean with a black spot.
    Synonyms:
    blackeye pea, black-eye pea

Questions about black-eyed peas

What is black-eyed peas the plural of?
Black-eyed peas is the plural of black-eyed pea.

Words near black-eyed peas in the dictionary

  1. black-diver
  2. black-eyed
  3. black-eyed bean
  4. black-eyed beans
  5. black-eyed pea
  6. black-eyed peas
  7. black-eyed Susan
  8. black-eyed Susans
  9. black-faced bunting
  10. black-faced buntings
  11. black-faced cormorant

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