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crowder pea

crowder pea noun: a type of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, closely related to the black-eyed pea, but without the characteristic black spot.

Noun

crowder pea (plural crowder peas)

  1. A type of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, closely related to the black-eyed pea, but without the characteristic black spot.
  2. The black-eyed pea.

Forms of crowder pea

pluralcrowder peas

Origin of crowder pea

Generally said to be from crowd, due to some varieties having seeds crowded together in the pod, but possibly from crowdy (“porridge, gruel”)

Questions about crowder pea

What does crowder pea mean?
Crowder pea means a type of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, closely related to the black-eyed pea, but without the characteristic black spot.
What part of speech is crowder pea?
Crowder pea is a noun.
What is the plural of crowder pea?
The plural of crowder pea is crowder peas.

Words near crowder pea in the dictionary

  1. crowdedness
  2. Crowdell
  3. Crowdells
  4. Crowden
  5. crowder
  6. crowder pea
  7. crowder peas
  8. crowders
  9. crowdest
  10. crowdeth
  11. crowdfactoring

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