1. 質の悪い小さなマメ、若く柔らかいときに食用に使用される(coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and tender)
2. 地中海地域および北アフリカ原産で、特にまぐさ用に広く栽培される多様なマメ科植物(variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage)