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
From the M-W Editors
1683
First Known Use of pigeon pea
1683
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