HyperDic: genus_canavalia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Canavalia:
NOUNplantgenus Canavalia, Canavaliaherbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics
English > genus Canavalia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningherbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics.
SynonymCanavalia
Member ofPapilionoideae, subfamily PapilionoideaeAlternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
Membersjack bean, wonder bean, giant stock bean, Canavalia ensiformisAnnual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
sword bean, Canavalia gladiataTwining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishcanavalia, genus canavalia
Catalancanavalia, genus canavalia

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