Cowpie - Cowpie

Japanese: カウピー - かうぴー
Cowpie - Cowpie

…An annual plant of the legume family (illustration) grown for its young pods and ripe beans, and for its stems and leaves as fodder and green manure. It is also called cowpea. It is native to Africa and was introduced to India and Southeast Asia in ancient times. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cowpie" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…若い莢(さや)や熟した豆を食用とし,茎葉を飼料や緑肥とするために栽培するマメ科の一年草(イラスト)。カウピーcowpeaともいう。原産地はアフリカで,古代にインドや東南アジアに伝わった。…

※「カウピー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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