Definition of Cowpeas. Meaning of Cowpeas. Synonyms of Cowpeas

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Definition of Cowpeas

Cowpea
Cowpea Cow"pea`, n. (Bot.) A leguminous plant (Vigna Sinensis, syn. V. Catjang) found throughout the tropics of the Old World. It is extensively cultivated in the Southern United States for fodder, and the seed is used as food for man.
Cowpea
Cowpea Cow"pea` (-p[=e]`), 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.

Meaning of Cowpeas from wikipedia

- names for cultivated cowpeas include black-eye pea, southern pea, niebe (alternatively ñebbe), and crowder pea. All cultivated cowpeas are found within the...
- Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) is a non-enveloped plant virus of the comovirus group. Infection of a susceptible cowpea leaf causes a "mosaic" pattern in...
- cowpeas, but it has been found that the viral replication is much greater when a virus is acquired from and transmitted to beans rather than cowpeas....
- the green bean. It is also known as: yardlong bean, pea bean, long-podded cowpea, Chinese long bean, snake bean, bodi, and bora. Despite the common name...
- donut-like baked or fried dough of wheat flour. Chin chin may contain cowpeas. Many people bake it with ground nutmeg for added flavor. The dough is...
- Portuguese: acarajé, pronounced [akaɾaˈʒɛ] ) is a type of fritter made from cowpeas or beans (black-e**** peas) by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin and Togo...
- Vigna luteola, commonly known as the hairy cowpea and the Nile bean, is a perennial vine found in many tropical areas. Vigna luteola is widely known in...
- Chalcodermus aeneus, the cowpea curculio, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. "Chalcodermus aeneus Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
- remains of cowpeas have been found in rock shelters located in Central Ghana dating to the 2nd millennium BCE. By the 17th century cowpeas began to be...
- plantings of sweet potatoes or legumes, such as peanuts, soybeans and cowpeas. These crops both restored nitrogen to the soil and were good for human...