pigeon pea

See also: pigeonpea

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Etymology

So called as they are used as feed for domesticated pigeons.

Noun

pigeon pea (plural pigeon peas)

  1. A tropical African plant, Cajanus cajan, formerly Cajanus indicus.
  2. The edible seed of this plant.
    Synonyms: Congo pea, (Caribbean, Puerto Rico) gandul, (Jamaica) gungo pea, (India) red gram, (India) togari, (India) toor, (India) toovar, (British colonial administration) dahl
    • 1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 85:
      Pigeon peas are like hard brown pills specially grown to condition small bodies that are all feather, bone, muscle, head and heart.

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