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goa bean

DEFINITIONS OF: goa bean

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n a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics

Synonyms:
Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, goa bean vine, winged bean, winged pea
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

n Old World tropical bean

Type of:
bean, edible bean
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
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