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cowpea

[ kou-pee ]

noun

  1. a plant, Vigna unguiculata, extensively cultivated in the southern U.S. for forage, soil improvement, etc.
  2. the seed of this plant, used for food.


cowpea

/ ˈ°ì²¹ÊŠËŒ±è¾±Ë /

noun

  1. a leguminous tropical climbing plant, Vigna sinensis, producing long pods containing edible pealike seeds: grown for animal fodder and sometimes as human food
  2. Also calledblack-eyed pea the seed of this plant
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Origin of cowpea1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; cow 1 + pea 1
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Steinmetz and colleagues have been using cowpea mosaic virus nanoparticles to trigger the immune system to fight cancer and prevent it from spreading and recurring.

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Cultures throughout human history have had their own favored intercropping systems with similar synergies, such as tumeric and mango or millet, cowpea and ziziphus, commonly known as red date.

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Anna Koltunow of the University of Queensland is developing apomictic varieties of sorghum and cowpea, important crops for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

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The slave trade introduced the cowpea to the Americas, but rice-and-bean dishes already were being made and eaten in areas where rice grew wild.

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His class uses cowpeas to test immune responses.

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