hyacinth bean

n. A twining vine (Lablab purpureus) in the pea family native to tropical Africa and Asia, grown for forage and for its pods and seeds, which are edible after boiling. Also called lablab bean.

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hyacinth bean - 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 Dolichosbonavist, Dolichos lablab, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Indian beangenus Lablab, Lablab - one species: hyacinth beanvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

Hyacinth Bean

(Dolichos lablab), an herbacious, generally twining plant of the family Leguminosae. The leaves are trifolio-late. The large, fragrant flowers are white, reddish, or purple; they are in axillary racemes. The fruit is a pod, with three or four globose, ovate, or flattened seeds. The hyacinth bean has been cultivated since ancient times for food and forage; it does not grow wild. It is cultivated primarily in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. The unripe pods and the ripe seeds are used as food. Many cultural forms are known. The hyacinth bean is grown in Western Europe and the Caucasus as an ornamental.

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hyacinth bean

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Synonyms for hyacinth bean

noun 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

Synonyms

bonavist
Dolichos lablab
Egyptian bean
Lablab purpureus
Indian bean

Related Words

genus Lablab
Lablab
vine

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