HyperDic: cajanus_cajan

English > 1 sense of the expression Cajanus cajan:
NOUNplantCajanus cajan, pigeon pea, pigeon-pea plant, cajan pea, catjang pea, red gram, dhal, dahltropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods
English > Cajanus cajan: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics.
Synonymspigeon pea, pigeon-pea plant, cajan pea, catjang pea, red gram, dhal, dahl
Member ofCajanus, genus CajanusErect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics
Partscajan pea, pigeon pea, dahlsmall highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishdhal
Catalancajanus cajan, dhal

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