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Definition of Canavalia ensiformis
1. Noun. Annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage.
Group relationships: Canavalia, Genus Canavalia
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canavalia Ensiformis
Literary usage of Canavalia ensiformis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tissue Culture: Plants: A Bibliography, January 1992-March 1994 by Henry Gilbert (1995)
"Language: English Descriptors: Canavalia ensiformis; Tissue culture; Roots;
Hypocotyls; Plant embryos; Cotyledons; Biosynthesis; Concanavalin a; Toxins; ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Seeds of Canavalia ensiformis. (XI) reach a length of 10-14 in., the walls being
very hard and dense when ripe; the halves of the pod, when split apart, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal by Asiatic Society of Bengal, Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India) (1892)
"127) and which the writer agrees with Mr. Baker in considering the wild form of
Canavalia, ensiformis (C. gladiata). The interior of the pod, even more than ..."
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