Benghal bean

Benghal bean
noun
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
Syn:
Hypernyms: ↑mucuna
Part Meronyms: ↑cowage

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