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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hyacinth bean::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bonavist, dolichos lablab, egyptian bean, indian bean, lablab purpureus |
| Type of | vine |
