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• n  seed of the field pea plant
• n  variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage
• n  coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and tender

• field-pea plant
• Austrian winter pea
• Pisum sativum arvense
• Pisum arvense

News & Articles

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• Peffley: Black-eyed peas as good luck food comes from Civil War
  Of Southern traditions, black-eyed peas on New Year's Day ranks right on top. Folklore tells that this tradition dates back to the Civil War when black-eyed peas were called field peas and were considered to be food for animals.
  Jan. 1, 2014 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal