egyptian bean

Noun
  1. Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds;
    Grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent;
    Sometimes placed in genus Dolichos (synset 112558074)
    is a type of: vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
    belongs to: genus lablab, lablab - one species: hyacinth bean
    same as: bonavist, dolichos lablab, hyacinth bean, indian bean, lablab purpureus

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