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JACK BEAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
Synonyms:
Canavalia ensiformis; giant stock bean; jack bean; wonder bean
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jack bean" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("jack bean" is a member of...):
Canavalia; genus Canavalia (herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics)
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