| NOUN | plant | bonavist, hyacinth bean, Indian bean, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | hyacinth bean, Indian bean, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab | |
| Member of | Lablab, genus Lablab | One species |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Spanish | bonavist, Lablab purpureus | |
| Catalan | bonavist | |
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