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gemsbok bean

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A long-lived perennial legume of species Tylosema esculentum, native to arid areas of southern Africa, having yellow-orange flowers and producing ovate to circular pods with large brownish-black seeds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: gemsbuck bean, marama bean

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