Egyptian bean

Noun

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

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Synonyms

hyacinth bean Indian bean Lablab purpureus bonavist Dolichos lablab lentil soybean chickpea mung bean kidney bean lima bean broad bean black-eyed pea fava bean butter bean
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Hypernyms

vine

Close letter words and terms

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