pigeon pea
Americannoun
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a tropical shrub, Cajanus cajan, having showy yellow flowers.
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the brown, edible seed of this plant.
noun
Etymology
Origin of pigeon pea
First recorded in 1715–25
Example Sentences
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Masy Liafineno’e, a single mother of seven children, has planted hedges of pigeon pea shrubs as a windbreaker to shield her few rows of beans, corn and sweet potatoes that have sprouted against the odds.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022
Along with cover crops, planting trees that help slow the wind increased the pigeon pea harvest by 50 percent — and this was despite a Category 5 hurricane hitting the island during the study period.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022
The pigeon pea is an aged yellow with pockmarked leaves; the papaya trees reach only half as tall.
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2022
The potted pigeon pea and papaya planted in spring are leafy and green, soon to bear fruit.
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2022
Mami propped up her pigeon pea and annatto bushes, which had been flattened by the storm, and soon they bloomed again, their leaves as new and fresh as babies.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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