Synonyms for Cowpea (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (fruit or seed of the cowpea plant):
black-eyed pea
WordNet sense 2 (sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure):
cowpea plant, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata
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