HyperDic: giant_stock_bean

English > 1 sense of the expression giant stock bean:
NOUNplantgiant stock bean, jack bean, wonder bean, Canavalia ensiformisannual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
English > giant stock bean: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAnnual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage.
Synonymsjack bean, wonder bean, Canavalia ensiformis
Member ofCanavalia, genus Canavaliaherbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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