cowpea

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/ˈkaʊpiː/

noun

Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.

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cow beanlongbeanblack-eyed peacowpea plantVigna unguiculataVigna sinensis
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Meanings

nouncowpea (plural cowpeas)

plural cowpeas

  1. Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.

    Synonyms: cow bean, longbean

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.

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cow beanlongbean

More synonyms by meaning

nounfruit or seed of the cowpea plant

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black-eyed pea
Broader
legume

nounsprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure

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cowpea plantblack-eyed peaVigna unguiculataVigna sinensis
Broader
legumeleguminous plant

nouneaten fresh as shell beans or dried

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black-eyed pea
Broader
legume
Also see
black-eyed peacow beanfield pealongbean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cow + pea.

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APA

cowpea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowpea

MLA

“cowpea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowpea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowpea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowpea.

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