| NOUN | plant | Canavalia gladiata, sword bean | twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans |
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| Meaning | Twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food. | |
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| Synonym | sword bean | |
| Member of | Canavalia, genus Canavalia | herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Catalan | canavalia gladiata | |
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