cowpea

• Существительное, обозначающее съедобное семя или плод бобового растения, или само растение, которое является однолетней лианой Старого Света, выращиваемой для еды, корма и зеленого удобрения, часто употребляемой в свежем виде как стручковая фасоль или сушеной.

A noun referring to the edible seed or fruit of a leguminous plant, or the plant itself, which is an Old World annual vine cultivated for food, forage, and green manure, often eaten fresh as shell beans or dried.

1. Edible seed or fruitB1formal

   The seed or fruit of the cowpea plant, often eaten fresh as a shell bean or dried.

   Съедобное семя или плод

   • Cowpeas are a staple ingredient in many Southern dishes.
   • She cooked fresh cowpeas for dinner.
   • Dried cowpeas can be stored for months.

   Синонимыblack-eyed pea

2. Plant speciesB2formalamerican

   A sprawling Old World annual plant, cultivated especially in the southern United States for food, animal feed, and green manure.

   Коровий горох

   • Farmers grow cowpea to enrich the soil with nitrogen.
   • The cowpea plant thrives in warm climates.
   • Cowpea is often used as a cover crop to prevent erosion.

   Синонимыblack-eyed pea