Definition of Hyacinth bean

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, Indian Bean, Lablab Purpureus
Group relationships: Genus Lablab, Lablab
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyacinth Bean

Hwang Ho
hwyl
hwyls
hyacine
hyacines
hyacinth
hyacinth
Hyacinthaceae
hyacinthine
Hyacinthoides
Hyacinthoides nonscripta
hyacinths
Hyacinthus candicans
Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinthus orientalis albulus
hyacinth bean (current term)
Hyades
hyads
hyaena
hyaena
hyaenas
Hyaena brunnea
Hyaena hyaena
hyaenic
Hyaenidae
hyalea
hyalescent
hyalin
hyalin
hyalinasis cutis et mucosae

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