NOUN | plant | sword bean, Canavalia gladiata | twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans |
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Meaning | Twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food. | |
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Synonym | Canavalia gladiata | |
Member of | Canavalia, genus Canavalia | herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics |
Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
Catalan | canavalia gladiata |
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