Egyptian bean

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Egyptian bean Definition

• (n) 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 Do

Egyptian bean Synonyms

• bonavist
• Dolichos lablab
• Egyptian bean
• hyacinth bean
• Indian bean
• Lablab purpureus