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    WINGED BEAN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("winged 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 "winged bean"):

    goa bean (Old World tropical bean)

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

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

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