Indian bean
1.
(
noun
) tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
Synonyms:
catalpa
Related Words:
Catalpa bignioides
,
Catalpa speciosa
,
bean tree
2.
(
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
Synonyms:
Dolichos lablab
,
Egyptian bean
,
Lablab purpureus
,
bonavist
,
hyacinth bean
Related Words:
vine
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