crowder pea

== English == === Etymology === Generally said to be from crowd, due to some varieties having seeds crowded together in the pod, but possibly from crowdy (“porridge, gruel”) === Noun === crowder pea (plural crowder peas) A type of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata, closely related to the black-eyed pea, but without the characteristic black spot. The black-eyed pea.