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HYACINTH BEAN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Synonyms:
bonavist; Dolichos lablab; Egyptian bean; hyacinth bean; Indian bean; Lablab purpureus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hyacinth bean" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("hyacinth bean" is a member of...):
genus Lablab; Lablab (one species: hyacinth bean)
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