pigeon pea

Noun pigeon pea has 2 senses

• pigeon pea(n = noun.plant) cajan pea, cajanus cajan, catjang pea, dahl, dhal, pigeon-pea plant, red gram - tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics;
has parts: cajan pea, dahl, pigeon pea
is a member of cajanus, genus cajanus
is a kind of bush, shrub

• pigeon pea(n = noun.food) cajan pea, dahl - small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant;
is a kind of pea
is a part of cajan pea, cajanus cajan, catjang pea, dahl, dhal, pigeon-pea plant, pigeon pea, red gram