indian bean

Noun
  1. Tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods (synset 112835403)
    is a type of: bean tree - any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
    subtypes:
    belongs to: genus catalpa - a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long terete pods
    same as: catalpa
  2. 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, egyptian bean, hyacinth bean, lablab purpureus

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