cowpea

• 指豇豆这种豆科植物，为一年生藤本，原产旧大陆，可作粮食、饲料和绿肥；也指其可食用的种子或豆荚，常作蔬菜鲜食或干食。

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.

   可食用的种子或果实

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

   同义词black-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.

   豇豆

   • 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.

   同义词black-eyed pea