Meaning | herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics. |
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Synonym | genus Canavalia |
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Member of | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
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Members | jack bean, wonder bean, giant stock bean, Canavalia ensiformis | Annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage |
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sword bean, Canavalia gladiata | Twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans |
Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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Spanish | canavalia, genus canavalia |
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Catalan | canavalia, genus canavalia |
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