black-eyed pea

[ blak-ahyd ]

noun

1. cowpea.

black-eyed pea

noun

1. another name for cowpea

Word History and Origins

Origin of black-eyed pea¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

To make the nanoparticles, the researchers grew black-eyed pea plants in the lab and infected them with cowpea mosaic virus.

From Science Daily

“I’ve seen people cry plenty of times when talking to me about the black-eyed pea soup,” he said during one of several interviews.

From New York Times

This sweet potato and black-eyed pea soup, from “The Blue Zones American Kitchen,” fits right into his message.

From Washington Post

And however much development we see, what won’t disappear is the paper twisted around black-eyed pea sandwiches — the city’s classic breakfast food — sometimes a newspaper decades old, sometimes a child’s homework, sometimes a voting ballot.

From New York Times

The fresh black-eyed pea is a wonder of markings all its own, with that deep purple-black O-ring in the same spot on every tiny little pale green pea.

From New York Times