Definition of Indian pea

1. Noun. European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere.

Exact synonyms: Grass Pea, Khesari, Lathyrus Sativus
Group relationships: Genus Lathyrus, Lathyrus
Generic synonyms: Vetchling

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Pea

Indian lotus
Indian madder
Indian mallow
Indian meal
Indian method
Indian millet
Indian monetary unit
Indian mongoose
Indian mulberry
Indian mustard
Indian operation
Indian paint
Indian paintbrush
Indian pangolin
Indian pangolins
Indian pea (current term)
Indian pink
Indian pipe
Indian plantain
Indian podophyllum resin
Indian poke
Indian poker
Indian pony
Indian potato
Indian python
Indian race
Indian rat snake
Indian rattlebox
Indian red
Indian relish

Literary usage of Indian pea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Heart of the Continent: A Record of Travel Across the Plains and in by Fitz Hugh Ludlow (1870)
"The Indian pea at this season, when in full blossom, both from its profusion and the variety of its tints, is one of the most important contributions to the ..."

2. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"The vines of this and he varieties of the Indian pea, all make exce'.- ent long forage for common work-horses, oxen, milch-cows, or sheep. ..."

3. The Farm: A Pocket Manual of Practical Agriculture; Or, How to Cultivate All by Samuel Roberts Wells (1858)
"The plant called Cow-pea or Indian pea, and sometimes Stock pea, is extensively cultivated in some of the Southern States, both as a forage crop and a ..."

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