pigeon pea

pi·geon pea

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pij-uh n pee]
- /ˈpɪdʒ ən pi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pij-uh n pee]
- /ˈpɪdʒ ən pi/

Definitions of pigeon pea words

noun pigeon pea a tropical shrub, Cajanus cajan, having showy yellow flowers. 1
noun pigeon pea the brown, edible seed of this plant. 1
noun pigeon pea a tropical plant (Cajanus cajan) of the pea family, with yellow flowers, widely grown for its edible seed 0
noun pigeon pea its seed 0

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Origin of pigeon pea

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1715-25

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Parts of speech for Pigeon pea

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

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pigeon pea popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pigeon pea usage trend in Literature

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