noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of hyacinth bean
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hyacinth bean
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Indian bean
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noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of Indian bean tree
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Indian bean tree
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hyacinth bean, bonavist, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vine
noun
Meaning 4
tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: catalpa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bean tree
Narrower terms: Catalpa bignioides, Catalpa speciosa
History
Etymology
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