black-eyed pea

American  

[blak-ahyd] / ˈblækˌaɪd /

noun

1. cowpea.

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black-eyed pea British  

noun

1. another name for cowpea

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Etymology

Origin of black-eyed pea

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

To make the nanoparticles, the researchers grew black-eyed pea plants in the lab and infected them with cowpea mosaic virus.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2024

“I want that,” I said, and a few minutes later I had a garlic black-eyed pea pancake of my own.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2021

This canapé base is a collard blini, layered with a light and airy chevre black-eyed pea mousse and topped with a brunoise of roasted beet, lemon zest and green apple Pop Rocks.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2020

The voters gathered in the local Knights of Columbus Hall for the $25-a-plate jambalaya and black-eyed pea lunch, to hear stump speeches and cast their paper ballots.

From Washington Times • Jun. 15, 2019

In the soft earth of a bean, potato, black-eyed pea and asparagus patch there is plenty of food left over for mice after the human crop has been gathered.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien