Pronunciation: ' yärd- ' lo ̇ ŋ -
Function: noun
Date: 1926
: the edible 1- to 3-foot (0.3- to 0.9-meter) long thin stringless pod of a south Asian plant of a subspecies ( Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis ) of the cowpea also : the plant
Pronunciation: ' yärd- ' lo ̇ ŋ -
Function: noun
Date: 1926
: the edible 1- to 3-foot (0.3- to 0.9-meter) long thin stringless pod of a south Asian plant of a subspecies ( Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis ) of the cowpea also : the plant
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012