Definition of Cajan pea

1. Noun. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics.

Exact synonyms: Cajanus Cajan, Catjang Pea, Dahl, Dhal, Pigeon Pea, Pigeon-pea Plant, Red Gram
Terms within: Dahl, Pigeon Pea
Group relationships: Cajanus, Genus Cajanus
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

2. Noun. Small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant.
Exact synonyms: Dahl, Pigeon Pea
Generic synonyms: Pea
Group relationships: Cajanus Cajan, Catjang Pea, Dahl, Dhal, Pigeon Pea, Pigeon-pea Plant, Red Gram

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cajan Pea

cairngorm
cairngorms
cairngormstone
cairns
cairny
caissaca
caisson
caisson disease
caisson sickness
caissons
caitiff
caitiffs
caitive
caitives
caixin
cajan pea (current term)
cajaput
cajaputs
cajeput
cajeputol
cajeputs
cajole
cajoled
cajolement
cajolements
cajoler
cajoleries
cajolers
cajolery
cajoles

Literary usage of Cajan pea

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

1. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency by Sir James MacNabb Campbell, Reginald Edward Enthoven (1904)
"Chapter IV. Agriculture. Crops. Rice. Oram. cajan pea. ... cajan pea, tur, Cajanus indicus, had, in 1879-80, a tillage area of 8188 acres. ..."

2. Gazetteer by Bombay (Presidency (1884)
"cajan pea, tur, Cajanus indicus, with in 1881-82 a tillage area of 33122 acres, is eaten as a pulse by almost every class. It is sown with bdj-n in June and ..."

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