| / English Dictionary |
WINGED BEAN
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("winged bean" 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 "winged bean"):
goa bean (Old World tropical bean)
Holonyms ("winged bean" is a member of...):
genus Psophocarpus; Psophocarpus (species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
