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see blackeye

black-eye bean , black-eyed bean, black-eye pea or black-eyed pea noun

1. The cowpea

2. (the seed of) a plant widely cultivated for its seed pods containing beans which are usually creamy-white with a ‘black eye’

Main Entry: ↑black

black-eyed bean UK [ˌblæk aɪd ˈbiːn] US [ˌblæk aɪd ˈbin] noun [countable] [singular black-eyed bean plural black-eyed beans] british

a small bean with a black spot

Thesaurus: beans, lentils and peas_hyponym types of food or drink_hypernym

black-eyed pea [black-eyed pea] noun [usu pl](AmE) (BrE cowpea, black-eyed bean)

a small white bean with a black spot on it, eaten a lot in the US. A dish called hopping John (black-eyed peas and rice) is eaten in the southern US states on ↑New Year's Day because it is thought to bring good luck in the new year.

See also: ↑cowpea