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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.
Group relationships: Genus Lablab, Lablab
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyacinth Bean
Literary usage of Hyacinth bean
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Garden Farming by Lee Cleveland Corbett (1913)
"Two familiar examples of the Dolichos group of beans, which differ slightly from
the common beans, are the hyacinth bean and the asparagus, ..."
2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1907)
"hyacinth bean. Popal. From Nagpur, Central Provinces, India, 1!ЮЗ. ... hyacinth bean.
Sem. From United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, India, 1903. ..."
3. Unfired Foods and Hygienic Dietetics for Prophylactic (preventative) Feeding by George Julius Drews (1909)
"Combine them with salad herbs or prepare them like hyacinth bean flowers.
VERBENAS • (Verbena) The corollas of verbenas can be used for flower salads. ..."
4. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"... large pods, and large, flat seeds. Several forms are in cultivation, all good.
In the tropics the plant is perennial. hyacinth bean Dolichos ..."
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