Dolichos lablab
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(noun) 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 and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos |
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Synonyms: Egyptian bean, Indian bean, Lablab purpureus, bonavist, hyacinth bean |
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Related Words: vine |
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