Lectionary Calendar
Monday, June 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 5 / Ordinary 10
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Cowpea

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Coworker
Next Entry
Cowper's Glands
Resource Toolbox

(1):

(n.) A leguminous plant (Vigna Sinensis, syn. V. Catjang) found throughout the tropics of the Old World. It is extensively cultivated in the Southern United States for fodder, and the seed is used as food for man.

(2):

(n.) The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus Dolichos; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are cultivated in the southern part of the United States.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cowpea'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cowpea.html. 1828.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile