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Definition: BLACK-EYED

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Having black eyes.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb black-eyedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(black-eyedly)		 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective black-eyed.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Black-eyed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1792. (references)

Common Expressions: BLACK-EYED

Expressions Definition
Black-eyed pea 1: A West Indian name for Dolichos sph[ae]rospermus and its seed. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
  2: Eaten fresh as shell beans or dried. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  3: Fruit or seed of the cowpea plant. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  4: Sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Black-eyed pea The black-eyed pea, also called black-eyed bean, blackeye, lobiya or chawli, is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown for its medium-sized edible bean, pale-colored with a prominent black spot. Its currently accepted botanical name is Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata, although previously it was classified in the genus Phaseolus. Vigna unguiculata subsp. dekindtiana is the wild relative and Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis is the related asparagus bean. (references)
Black-eyed Susan 1: The state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  2: Tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  3: Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Black-eyed Susan The black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is an upright annual (sometimes biennial or perennial) native to the United States East of the Rocky Mountains. The black-eyed Susan has been the state flower of Maryland since 1918, when it was designated the "Floral Emblem" of Maryland. (references)
Black-eyed Susan vine Tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: BLACK-EYED

Expressions Domain Definition
Black-eyed Susan Aerospace Black-eyed Susan is a native herb that grows across southern Canada. This plant occurs in fields and is sometimes found in disturbed habitats. Ingesting plants caused poisoning in cattle and swine. Symptoms were mild. Poisoning from this plant is unlikely (Kingsbury 1964, Fleurbec 1983). Ingesting aboveground portions of the plants has caused poisoning in some animals (Kingsbury 1964). Swine that ingested black-eyed Susan suffered from coma and periods of aimless wandering (Kingsbury 1964). General symptoms of poisoning: 1- Cattle: gastroenteritis; and 2- Swine: coma. (references)

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Extended Definition: BLACK-EYED

Black-eyed pea

Black-eyed pea may refer to:

  • Black-eyed pea, the legume that is a subspecies of the cowpea
  • Black-Eyed Pea (restaurant), an American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Southern cuisine.
  • The Black Eyed Peas, an American hip-hop group.

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Extended Definition: BLACK-EYED

Black-Eyed

“Black-Eyed”
Single by Placebo
from the album Black Market Music
Released 2000
Genre Rock
Label Virgin Records
Placebo singles chronology
"Special K"
(2000)		 "Black-Eyed"
(2001)		 "The Bitter End"
(2003)

Black-Eyed is a single by alternative rock band Placebo, taken from their third album. The song tells the story of a character with a troubled childhood, bitterly affecting their development, "I'm forever black-eyed/A product of a broken home."

Track Listing

CD

  1. "Black-Eyed"
  2. "Pure Morning" (MBV remix)
  3. "Black-Eyed" (Le Vibrator mix)


Placebo
Brian Molko · Stefan Olsdal
Alex Lee · Bill Lloyd
Steve Hewitt · Robert Schultzberg
Studio albums
Placebo · Without You I'm Nothing · Black Market Music · Sleeping with Ghosts · Meds
D.V.D.s and
compilations
Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003) · Once More With Feeling (video collection) · Once More with Feeling · Covers · Extended Play '07
Singles
"Bruise Pristine" · "Come Home" · "36 Degrees" · "Teenage Angst" · "Nancy Boy" · "Pure Morning" · "You Don't Care About Us" · "Every You Every Me" · "Without You I'm Nothing" · "Burger Queen Francais" · "Taste in Men" · "Slave to the Wage" · "Special K" · "Black-Eyed" · "The Bitter End" · "This Picture" · "Special Needs" · "English Summer Rain" · "Twenty Years" · "Protège-Moi" · "Because I Want You" · "Song to Say Goodbye" · "Infra-Red" · "Meds" · "Running Up That Hill"
Related articles
Discography

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Topics by Level of Interest: BLACK-EYED

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Black-eyed 53     Black-eyed 53
Black-eyed pea 24     Black-eyed Gecko 6
Black-eyed Susan 14     Black-eyed pea 24
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes 11     Black-eyed pea (alternative meanings) 2
Black-Eyed Pea (restaurant) 6     Black-Eyed Pea (restaurant) 6
Black-eyed Gecko 6     Black-eyed Susan 14
Black-eyed pea (alternative meanings) 2     Black-Eyed Susan Stakes 11

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).