Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pigeon_pea

2 senses of pigeon pea

Sense 1
pigeon pea, pigeon-pea plant, cajan pea, catjang pea, red gram, dhal, dahl, Cajanus cajan -- (tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 2
cajan pea, pigeon pea, dahl -- (small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant)
       => pea -- (seed of a pea plant used for food)