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VIGNA SESQUIPEDALIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
South American bean having very long succulent pods
Synonyms:
asparagus bean; Vigna sesquipedalis; Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis; yard-long bean
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Vigna sesquipedalis" is a kind of...):
legume; leguminous plant (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)
Holonyms ("Vigna sesquipedalis" is a member of...):
genus Vigna; Vigna (genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus)