Meaning

1 senses
  1. A climbing leguminous plant (Lablab purpureus), with white or dark purple flowers, native to Africa, widely cultivated in the tropics.

    Helmbohne

    ло́бияlóbija, гиаци́нтовые бобы́giacíntovyje bobý

    гіаци́нтові боби́hiacýntovi bobý

More definitions
  • 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 Dolichos

Translations

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Forms

plural: hyacinth beans
Singularhyacinth bean
Pluralhyacinth beans

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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 Dolichos:bonavistIndian beanEgyptian beanLablab purpureusDolichos lablab

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