dhal vs pigeon pea

dhal and pigeon pea both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dhal	Yes	No	No	No
pigeon pea	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dhal and pigeon pea are synonyms defined as:

dhal and pigeon pea: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics

Other synonyms of dhal include cajan pea, Cajanus cajan, catjang pea, dahl, pigeon-pea plant, red gram.

dhal (noun)	pigeon pea (noun)
tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics	small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant
	tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics