HyperDic: sword_bean

English > 1 sense of the expression sword bean:
NOUNplantsword bean, Canavalia gladiatatwining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans
English > sword bean: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTwining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food.
SynonymCanavalia gladiata
Member ofCanavalia, genus Canavaliaherbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Catalancanavalia gladiata

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