| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Dolichos" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1772. (references) |
Common Expressions: Dolichos
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Dolichos biflorus | Twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dolichos lablab | 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. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dolichos lignosus | South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Genus Dolichos | Genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: Dolichos
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dolichos lablab | Botanical | (Fig. 134). The pods are eaten like green beans. (references) | |
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