Florida 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: ↑cowage, ↑velvet bean, ↑Bengal bean, ↑Benghal bean, ↑Mucuna pruriens… … Useful english dictionary
sea bean — noun 1. a. : any of various beans or showy seeds of tropical origin that are frequently carried by ocean currents to remote shores and often used as ornaments: as (1) : the large chocolate colored seed of a snuffbox bean used in poultices and as… … Useful english dictionary
cacoon — kaˈkün, kə noun ( s) Etymology: perhaps of African origin; akin to Twi kankua, a tree and its fruit 1. West Indies : snuffbox bean 2. : a tropical American plant (Fevillea cordifolia) of the family Cucurbitaceae with seeds which have cathartic… … Useful english dictionary
entada — en.ˈtädə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from native name in India : a small genus of tropical woody vines (family Leguminosae) with small flowers in clustered spikes and large woody pealike pods containing large highly… … Useful english dictionary
Sydenham River — The Sydenham River is a river in Kent County, Lambton County and Middlesex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada flowing southwest from its source west of London, Ontario and empties into Lake Saint Clair. The length of the river is 100… … Wikipedia
Kelligrews Soiree — The Kelligrews Soiree is a popular Newfoundland folk song. It was written by Johnny Burke (1851 ndash; 1930), a popular St. John s balladeer. It was patterned on Irish music hall songs like The Irish Jubilee and Lanigan s Ball , and makes… … Wikipedia