black-eyed pea
Americannoun
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black-eyed peas
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of black-eyed pea
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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"Nature's powerful nanoparticles, as produced in black-eyed pea plants," said Steinmetz.
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
Eating one black-eyed pea for each day of the coming year brings you a year of luck.
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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