Egyptian bean
Egyptian bean may refer to:
- Lablab purpureus
- Nelumbo nucifera
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Egyptian bean". Image Credit.
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| Noun | 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.[Wordnet]. | |
| Expression | 1. (Bot.) (a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant (Nelumbium speciosum), somewhat resembling the water lily. (b) See under Bean , 1.[Websters]. | |
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Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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Extended Definition: Egyptian beanEgyptian beanEgyptian bean may refer to:
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