winged bean

/wɪŋd bin/
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Definitions of winged bean
  1. noun
    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, goa bean vine, winged pea
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    type of:
    vine
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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