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pigeon pea


pigeon pea

noun

Definition of PIGEON PEA

: a leguminous shrubby herb (Cajanus cajan) with trifoliate leaves, yellow flowers, and flattened pods that is much cultivated especially in the tropics; also : its small highly nutritious seed

First Known Use of PIGEON PEA

1725

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