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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