English > pigeon-pea plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics. |
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Synonyms | pigeon pea, cajan pea, catjang pea, red gram, dhal, dahl, Cajanus cajan |
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Member of | Cajanus, genus Cajanus | Erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics |
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Parts | cajan pea, pigeon pea, dahl | small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant |
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Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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Spanish | dhal |
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Catalan | cajanus cajan, dhal |
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