Englisch
Detailed Synonyms for Egyptian bean in Englisch
Egyptian bean:
Egyptian bean [the ~] Nomen
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the Egyptian bean
– 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 D 1the Lablab purpureus; the bonavist; the hyacinth bean; the Dolichos lablab; the Egyptian bean; the Indian bean– 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 D 1