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    HYACINTH BEAN

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     I. (noun) 

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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 Dolichosplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    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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