HyperDic: dipogon_lignosus

English > 1 sense of the expression Dipogon lignosus:
NOUNplantDipogon lignosus, Australian pea, Dolichos lignosusSouth African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans
English > Dipogon lignosus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSouth African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos.
SynonymsAustralian pea, Dolichos lignosus
Member ofDipogon, genus DipogonOne species
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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