jack bean

jack bean

n. A tropical American annual plant (Canavalia ensiformis) in the pea family, having long pods with edible seeds and widely grown for fodder.

jack bean

n (Plants) a tropical American leguminous plant, Canavalia ensiformis, that has clusters of purple flowers and long pods and is grown in the southern US for forage

jack′ bean`

n. a bushy tropical plant, Canavalia ensiformis, of the legume family, grown esp. for forage. [1880–85]

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jack bean - annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forageCanavalia ensiformis, giant stock bean, wonder beanCanavalia, genus Canavalia - herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropicsvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface