"pigeon pea" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pigeon peas [plural], pigeonpea [alternative]
Etymology: So called as they are used as feed for domesticated pigeons. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pigeon pea (plural pigeon peas)
  1. A tropical African plant, Cajanus cajan, formerly Cajanus indicus. Categories (lifeform): Phaseoleae tribe plants Translations (Cajanus cajan plant): duifert (Afrikaans), بَازِلَّاء هِنْدِيَّة (bāzillāʔ hindiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), بِسِلَّة هِنْدِيَّة (bisilla hindiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), kyyhkynherne (Finnish), kirjokyyhkynherne (Finnish), pois d’Angole [masculine] (French), Straucherbse [feminine] (German), caiano [masculine] (Italian), ತೊಗರಿ (togari) (Kannada), guandu [masculine] (Portuguese), ਅਰਹਰ (arahar) [feminine] (Punjabi), голуби́ный горо́х (golubínyj goróx) [masculine] (Russian), кая́н (kaján) [masculine] (Russian), golubiji grašak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), golublji grah [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), guandú [masculine] (Spanish), quinchoncho [masculine] (Spanish), frijol de palo [masculine] (Spanish), duvärt [common-gender] (Swedish), துவரம் பருப்பு (tuvaram paruppu) (Tamil), కందులు (kandulu) (Telugu)
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  2. The edible seed of this plant. Categories (lifeform): Phaseoleae tribe plants Synonyms: Congo pea, gandul [Caribbean, Puerto-Rico], gungo pea [Jamaica], red gram [India], togari [India], toor [India], toovar [India], dal (english: British colonial administration) Translations (edible seed): بَازِلَّاء هِنْدِيَّة (bāzillāʔ hindiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), بِسِلَّة هِنْدِيَّة (bisilla hindiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), ပဲစင်းငုံ (pai:cang:ngum) (Burmese), kyyhkynherne (Finnish), Straucherbse [feminine] (German), ತೊಗರಿ ಕಾಳು (togari kāḷu) (Kannada), 비둘기콩 (bidulgikong) (Korean), ਅਰਹਰ (arahar) [feminine] (Punjabi), golubiji grašak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), golublji grah [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), guandú [masculine] (Spanish), quinchoncho [masculine] (Spanish), frijol de palo [masculine] (Spanish), mbaazi (Swahili), కందిపప్పు (kandipappu) (Telugu)
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Alternative forms

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          "word": "비둘기콩"
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          "sense": "edible seed",
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          "word": "ਅਰਹਰ"
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "edible seed",
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            "masculine"
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
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          "sense": "edible seed",
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          "word": "guandú"
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
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          "sense": "edible seed",
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            "masculine"
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
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          "sense": "edible seed",
          "word": "mbaazi"
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "kandipappu",
          "sense": "edible seed",
          "word": "కందిపప్పు"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Burmese translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Kannada translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
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    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
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    "Terms with Russian translations",
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    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swahili translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Tamil translations",
    "Terms with Telugu translations",
    "en:Phaseoleae tribe plants"
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  "etymology_text": "So called as they are used as feed for domesticated pigeons.",
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      "form": "pigeon peas",
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          "word": "Congo pea"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "gandul"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "gungo pea"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "India"
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          "word": "red gram"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "India"
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          "word": "togari"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "toor"
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          "word": "dal"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
      "word": "duifert"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "word": "kirjokyyhkynherne"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "caiano"
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      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "togari",
      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
      "word": "ತೊಗರಿ"
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      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
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      "word": "guandu"
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      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ਅਰਹਰ"
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      "roman": "golubínyj goróx",
      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
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      "word": "голуби́ный горо́х"
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      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
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      "word": "кая́н"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
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      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "tuvaram paruppu",
      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
      "word": "துவரம் பருப்பு"
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kandulu",
      "sense": "Cajanus cajan plant",
      "word": "కందులు"
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        "feminine"
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      "sense": "edible seed",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "pai:cang:ngum",
      "sense": "edible seed",
      "word": "ပဲစင်းငုံ"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "edible seed",
      "word": "kyyhkynherne"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "edible seed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "togari kāḷu",
      "sense": "edible seed",
      "word": "ತೊಗರಿ ಕಾಳು"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "edible seed",
      "word": "비둘기콩"
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      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
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      "sense": "edible seed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ਅਰਹਰ"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "edible seed",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "golubiji grašak"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "golublji grah"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "edible seed",
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "edible seed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "quinchoncho"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "edible seed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frijol de palo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "edible seed",
      "word": "mbaazi"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kandipappu",
      "sense": "edible seed",
      "word": "కందిపప్పు"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pigeon pea"
}

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