Definition of Manila bean

1. Noun. A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics.

Exact synonyms: Goa Bean, Goa Bean Vine, Psophocarpus Tetragonolobus, Winged Bean, Winged Pea
Terms within: Goa Bean
Group relationships: Genus Psophocarpus, Psophocarpus
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manila Bean

Manichees
Manicheism
Manicheist
Manicheists
Manichæan
Manichæans
Manidae
Manide
Manihot
Manihot dulcis
Manihot esculenta
Manihot utilissima
Manikgonj District
Manila
Manila Bay
Manila bean
Manila hemp
Manila rope
Manileño
Manileños
Manilkara
Manilkara bidentata
Manilkara zapota
Manilla hemp
Maniot
Maniots
Manipogo
Manipur
Maniraptora

Literary usage of Manila bean

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

1. Subtropical Vegetable-gardening by Peter Henry Rolfs (1916)
"In tropical countries, green gram or woolly pyrol, jack bean, manila bean, Bengal bean, pigeon pea, and several other legumes are used. ..."

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