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Pigeon pea
Pigeon grass (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass (Setaria glauca), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly eaten by pigeons and other birds. Pigeon hawk. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small American falcon (Falco columbarius). The adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked with brown. The tail is banded. (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter velox, or fuscus). Pigeon hole. (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house. (b) See Pigeonhole. (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled through little arches. --Halliwell. Pigeon house, a dovecote. Pigeon pea (Bot.), the seed of Cajanus Indicus; a kind of pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the plant itself. Pigeon plum (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African species of Chrysobalanus (C. ellipticus and C. luteus). Pigeon tremex. (Zo["o]l.) See under Tremex. Pigeon wood (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood of several very different kinds of trees, species of Dipholis, Diospyros, and Coccoloba. Pigeon woodpecker (Zo["o]l.), the flicker. Prairie pigeon. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The upland plover. (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.]
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Angola pea An*go"la pea` (Bot.) A tropical plant (Cajanus indicus) and its edible seed, a kind of pulse; -- so called from Angola in Western Africa. Called also pigeon pea and Congo pea.

Meaning of Pigeon pea from wikipedia

- The pigeon pea (Caj**** cajan) or toor dal is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere. The pigeon pea is widely cultivated...
- from the ovary of a (pea) flower. The name is also used to describe other edible seeds from the Fabaceae such as the pigeon pea (Caj**** cajan), the cowpea...
- by some countries is traditionally pigeon peas, otherwise called gungo peas by Jamaicans. Kidney beans (red peas / beans) and other similar varieties...
- Moro de guandules (Moorish pigeon peas) is a rice and pigeon pea dish from the Dominican Republic.[citation needed] Moro de gunadules is a one pot dish...
- cuisine, arhar/toor dal (split pigeon peas) and chana dal (split yellow gram, desi chickpeas) are commonly also referred to as peas, although from other legume...
- black-e**** pea, Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata earth pea, Vigna subterranea several species of Lathyrus, including: sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus pigeon pea...
- distributed across Africa, Asia and Australasia. Species include the pigeon pea (C. cajan), which is a significant food crop. The natural range of Caj****...
- This article is a list of diseases of pigeon peas (Caj**** cajan). Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society...
- boiling without draining for ovo-lacto-vegetables group. Pigeon pea, i.e., yellow pigeon pea, is available either plain or oily. It is called toor dal...
- and pois d’Angole (Angola peas / pigeon peas) Venezuelan pabellón criollo (Creole pavilion) Lesser Antillean stewed pigeon peas Costa Rican casado means...