winged bean
winged bean · winged beans
A tropical legume of species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, having clusters of purple…A tropical legume of species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, having clusters of purple flowers and pods with four jagged wings
Meaning
1 sensesA tropical legume of species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, having clusters of purple flowers and pods with four jagged wings
a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
Translations
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics:winged peagoa beangoa bean vineManila beanPsophocarpus tetragonolobus
See also
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