lablab purpureus

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lablab purpureus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Lablab purpureus
      n 1: 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 [syn:
           hyacinth bean, bonavist, Indian bean, Egyptian bean
           , Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab]