dolichos_lablab (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Dolichos lablab*:
NOUN	plant	Dolichos lablab, hyacinth bean, bonavist, Indian bean, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus	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

English > *Dolichos lablab*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
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.
Synonyms	hyacinth bean, bonavist, Indian bean, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus
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

HyperDic: dolichos_lablab