black-eye bean

black-eye bean
black-eye bean , black-eyed bean, black-eye pea or black-eyed pea noun
1. The cowpea
2. (the seed of) a plant widely cultivated for its seed pods containing beans which are usually creamy-white with a ‘black eye’
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Main Entry:black

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  • black-eyed bean — noun see blackeye * * * black eye bean , black eyed bean, black eye pea or black eyed pea noun 1. The cowpea 2. (the seed of) a plant widely cultivated for its seed pods containing beans which are usually creamy white with a ‘black eye’ • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • black-eyed bean — (also black eye bean, US black eyed pea) noun 1》 a creamy white edible bean with a black mark at the point where it was attached to the pod. 2》 the plant which produces black eyed beans. [Vigna sinensis.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • black-eye pea — black eye bean , black eyed bean, black eye pea or black eyed pea noun 1. The cowpea 2. (the seed of) a plant widely cultivated for its seed pods containing beans which are usually creamy white with a ‘black eye’ • • • Main Entry: ↑black …   Useful english dictionary

  • Black eye (disambiguation) — A black eye is an injury.Black eye may also refer to:*Black eye (drink), a cup of coffee with two shots of espresso in it *Blackeye, or Black eyed pea, a subspecies of Cowpea, a type of bean *Black Eye a 1974 film starring and directed by Jack… …   Wikipedia

  • black-eyed pea — noun 1. fruit or seed of the cowpea plant • Syn: ↑cowpea • Hypernyms: ↑legume • Part Holonyms: ↑cowpea, ↑cowpea plant, ↑Vigna unguiculata, ↑Vigna sinensis …   Useful english dictionary

  • Black — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident light (like coal or soot). 2 completely dark from the absence of a source of light (black night). 3 (Black) a of the human group having dark… …   Useful english dictionary

  • black — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident light (like coal or soot). 2 completely dark from the absence of a source of light (black night). 3 (Black) a of the human group having dark… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Black-eyed pea — Taxobox name = Black eyed pea image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae genus = Vigna species = V. unguiculata subspecies = V. u. unguiculata trinomial = Vigna… …   Wikipedia

  • bean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See vegetable. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A leguminous plant] Syn. legume, pulse, snap bean, shell bean, seed, pod, frijol (Spanish), haricot. Varieties include: kidney, navy, lima, soy, castor, black,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Black pepper — Pepper plant with immature peppercorns Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

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