field pea

English

Noun

field pea (plural field peas)

  1. A type of domestic pea grown for use as a dry seed rather than as a vegetable.
    Hypernyms: pea; crop
    Coordinate terms: field bean, field corn
    1. Any of certain varieties of Lathyrus oleraceus (Pisum sativum).
    2. Any of certain varieties of Vigna unguiculata.
      Synonym: cowpea
      Hyponym: black-eyed pea

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