HYACINTH BEAN

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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

Synonyms:

bonavist; Dolichos lablab; Egyptian bean; hyacinth bean; Indian bean; Lablab purpureus

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("hyacinth bean" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("hyacinth bean" is a member of...):

genus Lablab; Lablab (one species: hyacinth bean)

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