資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Vigna sinensis
n : sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern
United States for food and forage and green manure [syn:
{cowpea}, {cowpea plant}, {black-eyed pea}, {Vigna
unguiculata}]