bonavistn.
/ˈbɒnəvɪst/ A species of tropical pulse (? Lablab vulgaris).
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white bean1542
penny bean?1550
black bean1569
garence1610
mung1611
calavance1620
red bean1658
lablab1670
Cajan1693
dal1698
bonavist1700
tick-bean1744
tick1765
toker1786
mash1801
Lima beana1818
stick bean1823
Canavalia1828
moth1840
cow-pea1846
Lima1856
asparagus pea1859
towcok1866
Java bean1868
wall1884
Rangoon bean1903
Madagascar bean1909
1700 W. King Transactioneer ii The Dr. resolves many Doubts and Difficulties..relating to..the Bonavists, and the Dildoe.
1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 216 The Buona Vista commonly called Bonny-vis.
1883 Caval. & Roundh. in Barbados Bonavists are a species of kidney beans.
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