HyperDic: indian_bean

English > 2 senses of the expression Indian bean:
NOUNplantIndian bean, catalpatree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
plantIndian bean, hyacinth bean, bonavist, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablabperennial 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 > Indian bean: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningTree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods.
Synonymcatalpa
Member ofgenus CatalpaA dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae
NarrowerCatalpa bignioidescatalpa tree of southern United States
Catalpa speciosacatalpa tree of central United States
Broaderbean treeAny of several trees having seedpods as fruits
Spanishcatalpa
Catalancatalpa
English > Indian bean: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningperennial 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.
Synonymshyacinth bean, bonavist, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab
Member ofLablab, genus LablabOne species
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Spanishbonavist, Lablab purpureus
Catalanbonavist

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