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MANILA BEAN

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Meaning:

A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics

Synonyms:

goa bean; goa bean vine; Manila bean; Psophocarpus tetragonolobus; winged bean; winged pea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "Manila bean"):

goa bean (Old World tropical bean)

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

genus Psophocarpus; Psophocarpus (species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs)

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