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black-eyed pea

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
black--eyed -pea
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An African leguminous plant, of the species Vigna unguiculata, widely cultivated as food and forage, specifically Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata.

noun

The edible seed of these plants.

noun

Any pale bean with a black spot.

Inflected Forms

black-eyed peas (plural)

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 crowder bean southern pea

Questions

What does black-eyed pea mean?
An African leguminous plant, of the species Vigna unguiculata, widely cultivated as food and forage, specifically Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata.

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