egyptian_bean
1. [ noun ] (botany) perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental or vegetable on the Indian subcontinent;sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Synonyms: bonavist Indian_bean Lablab_purpureus Dolichos_lablab hyacinth_bean
Related terms: vine Lablab
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