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Definition: Florida bean

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing.[Wordnet].
Expression 1. The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens.[Websters]
2. One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens.[Websters]
3. (Bot.), the seed of Mucuna urens , a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: Florida bean

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing.[Wordnet].
Expression1. The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens.[Websters]
2. One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens.[Websters]
3. (Bot.), the seed of Mucuna urens , a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: Florida bean

ExpressionsDefinition
Florida bean1: The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
 2: One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
 3: (Bot.), the seed of Mucuna urens , a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
 4: The annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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