HyperDic: psophocarpus

English > 1 sense of the word Psophocarpus:
NOUNplantPsophocarpus, genus Psophocarpusspecies of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs
English > Psophocarpus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSpecies of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs.
Synonymgenus Psophocarpus
Member ofPapilionoideae, subfamily PapilionoideaeAlternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
Memberswinged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobusA tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgenus psophocarpus, psophocarpus
Catalangenus psophocarpus, psophocarpus

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