Definition of Lablab purpureus

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Bonavist, Dolichos Lablab, Egyptian Bean, Hyacinth Bean, Indian Bean
Group relationships: Genus Lablab, Lablab
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lablab Purpureus

La Vergne
La Verne
La protein
Laal
Labadism
Labadist
Labadists
Laban
Laband's syndrome
Labanotation
Labarraque's solution
Labbe's neurocirculatory syndrome
Labbe's triangle
Labbe's vein
Lablab purpureus (current term)
Labonte
Labor
Labor Day
Labor Days
Labor Department
Labor Party
Labor Secretary
Labour
Labour Party
Labourite
Labourites
Labradoodle
Labradoodles
Labrador

Literary usage of Lablab purpureus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume Ii: Vegetables by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"SPECIES INFORMATION Botanical Name Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet Synonyms Dolichos lablab L. and Lablab niger Mediks. Family Leguminoseae. ..."

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