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black-eyed pea

American  
[blak-ahyd] / ˈblækˌaɪd /

noun

black-eyed peas plural
  1. cowpea.


black-eyed pea British  

noun

  1. another name for cowpea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of black-eyed pea

First recorded in 1720–30

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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

This sweet potato and black-eyed pea soup, from “The Blue Zones American Kitchen,” fits right into his message.

From Washington Post Dec. 18, 2022

The fresh black-eyed pea is a wonder of markings all its own, with that deep purple-black O-ring in the same spot on every tiny little pale green pea.

From New York Times Sep. 15, 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

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

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