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crowder

crowder

1 7.9
A type of bean with seeds packed tightly in the pod eaten as a vegetable
  • noun
  • /ˈkraʊdər/
  • US
translation icon : frijol crowder
  • Also known as field peas, cow peas, crowders, and purple hulls, this vegetable loves heat and fills in beautifully between the early summer and fall crops.
  • crowder peas

Examples

  • 2 cups fresh or frozen crowder peas are ideal for making a delicious Southern dish.

  • Mississippi Silver is a brown crowder type with good disease resistance.

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  • Seed types include crowder and non-crowder.

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  • Purple is a brown crowder whose pods turn purple when they are ready to harvest.

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  • A crowder pea is one in which the seeds are packed so tightly that they push against one another, producing seeds that are flattened or blunt on the ends.

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  • Mississippi Silver is a brown crowder type with good disease resistance, commonly grown in southern gardens.

  • Southern peas, such as black-eyed peas and crowder peas, are often used in traditional recipes across the southern United States.

Surface Forms

crowder singular
crowders plural

Morphology

crowder = crowd (semi-transparent) = crowd + er

The cultivar name describes peas whose seeds are 'crowded' together; the derivation from 'crowd' + '-er' is clear but the lexicalized plant-name sense may be unpredictable for learners.

Etymology

Crowder (as in 'crowder pea') comes from crowd because the seeds are 'crowded' together in the pod, so the name reminds you of the tightly packed seeds.