winged bean

winged bean
noun
a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
• Hypernyms: ↑vine
• Member Holonyms: ↑Psophocarpus, ↑genus Psophocarpus
• Part Meronyms: ↑goa bean

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noun

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1. a tropical Asian vine, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, of the legume family, of which the pods, seeds, leaves, and flowers are edible and nutritious.
2. the pod of this plant, having four flangelike longitudinal extensions.
[1905-10]

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winged bean noun
A legume orig from SE Asia (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), of special value for its high protein content
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Main Entry: ↑wing

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winged bean,
a tropical leguminous plant with four winglike flanges on the pod, yielding a high-protein bean: »

The winged bean could meet not only the dietary protein requirements elsewhere in the tropics but also supply needed Vitamin A (New Scientist).

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n. a tropical Asian pea plant that has four-sided pods with longitudinal flanges. The entire pod and the roots are edible and are noted for their high protein content. ● Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, family Leguminosae

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  • winged bean — noun A tropical legume, , having clusters of purple flowers and pods with four jagged wings Syn: asparagus pea, goa bean, Manila bean, winged pea …   Wiktionary

  • winged bean — noun Date: 1910 an Asian twining legume (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) cultivated in warm regions for its edible high protein 4 winged pods; also its pod …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • winged bean — 1. a tropical Asian vine, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, of the legume family, of which the pods, seeds, leaves, and flowers are edible and nutritious. 2. the pod of this plant, having four flangelike longitudinal extensions. [1905 10] * * * …   Universalium

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  • Bean — is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for human food or animal feed. Although beans usually means the seeds of bean plants, it can also mean (especially in the US) the whole… …   Wikipedia

  • winged pea — noun 1. sprawling European annual having a 4 winged edible pod • Syn: ↑asparagus pea, ↑Lotus tetragonolobus • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant 2. a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged… …   Useful english dictionary

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