ICE-CREAM BEAN

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Meaning:

Ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America

Synonyms:

ice-cream bean; Inga edulis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("ice-cream bean" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Holonyms ("ice-cream bean" is a member of...):

genus Inga (genus of tropical trees or shrubs)