HyperDic: jack_bean

English > 1 sense of the expression jack bean:
NOUNplantjack 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
English > jack 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.
Synonymswonder bean, giant stock 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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