Bengal bean
Bengal bean · Bengal beans
An annual, woody tropical vine, usually of species Mucuna pruriens, native to AsiaAn annual, woody tropical vine, usually of species Mucuna pruriens (syn. Mucuna aterrima), native to Asia.
Meaning
1 sensesAn annual, woody tropical vine, usually of species Mucuna pruriens (syn. Mucuna aterrima), native to Asia.
the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing
Forms
plural: Bengal beansSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing:cowagevelvet beanBenghal beanFlorida beanMucuna pruriens utilisMucuna deeringianaMucuna aterrimaStizolobium deeringiana
See also
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