annual legume grown in the southern USA for forage and soil improvement, cowpea; edible seed of the cowpea plant; burnt pea (or whitish beans) having a single dark spot
A small beige bean of the legume family with a round black "eye" located at its inner curve This bean is popular, particularly in the south Also called the "cowpea " Varieties with yellow "eyes" are called "yellow-eyed peas "