HyperDic: psophocarpus_tetragonolobus

English > 1 sense of the expression Psophocarpus tetragonolobus:
NOUNplantPsophocarpus tetragonolobus, winged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Manila beana tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings
English > Psophocarpus tetragonolobus: 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, Manila bean
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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