NOUN | plant | goa bean, winged bean, winged pea, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings |
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food | goa bean | Old World tropical bean |
Meaning | A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics. | |
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Synonyms | winged bean, winged pea, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | |
Member of | Psophocarpus, genus Psophocarpus | Species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs |
Parts | goa bean | Old World tropical bean |
Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
Meaning | Old World tropical bean. | |
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Part of | winged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings |
Broader | bean, edible bean | Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food |
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