HyperDic: manila_bean

English > 1 sense of the expression Manila bean:
NOUNplantManila bean, winged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Psophocarpus tetragonolobusa tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings
English > Manila bean: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics.
Synonymswinged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Member ofPsophocarpus, genus PsophocarpusSpecies of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs
Partsgoa beanOld World tropical bean
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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