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Hyacinth bean   /hˈaɪəsˌɪnθ bin/   Listen
Hyacinth bean

noun
1.
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, Indian bean, Lablab purpureus.






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Words linked to "Hyacinth bean" :   genus Lablab, Lablab purpureus, vine, Lablab, Dolichos lablab



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