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GOA BEAN VINE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
Synonyms:
goa bean; goa bean vine; Manila bean; Psophocarpus tetragonolobus; winged bean; winged pea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("goa bean vine" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Meronyms (parts of "goa bean vine"):
goa bean (Old World tropical bean)
Holonyms ("goa bean vine" is a member of...):
genus Psophocarpus; Psophocarpus (species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs)