jack bean

jack bean
noun
annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
• Hypernyms: ↑vine
• Member Holonyms: ↑Canavalia, ↑genus Canavalia

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noun
1. : a bushy semierect annual tropical American plant of the genus Canavalia; especially : a plant (C. ensiformis) having long pods with white seeds and grown especially for forage — compare sword bean
2. : the seed of the jack bean

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1. a bushy tropical plant, Canavalia ensiformis, of the legume family, grown esp. for forage.
2. the white seeds of this plant.
[1880-85]

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jack bean noun
A subtropical American climbing bean (genus Canavalia)
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Main Entry: ↑jack

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jack bean,
1. a tropical American plant of the pea family, with purple and white flowers and white seeds, grown especially for forage.
2. its seed.

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n. a tropical American climbing plant of the pea family, which yields an edible bean and pod and is widely grown for fodder in tropical countries. ● Genus Canavalia, family Leguminosae: in particular C. ensiformis
■ the seed of this plant

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  • jack bean — noun Date: 1885 a bushy annual tropical American legume (Canavalia ensiformis) grown especially for forage …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • jack bean — 1. a bushy tropical plant, Canavalia ensiformis, of the legume family, grown esp. for forage. 2. the white seeds of this plant. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

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