pigeon pea vs dhal

pigeon pea and dhal both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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