Definition of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

1. Noun. A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics.

Exact synonyms: Goa Bean, Goa Bean Vine, Manila Bean, Winged Bean, Winged Pea
Terms within: Goa Bean
Group relationships: Genus Psophocarpus, Psophocarpus
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Psophocarpus Tetragonolobus

Psilotum nudum
Psithyrus
Psittacidae
Psittaciformes
Psittacula
Psittacula krameri
Psittacus
Psittacus erithacus
Pskov
Psocidae
Psocoptera
Psophia
Psophia crepitans
Psophiidae
Psophocarpus
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (current term)
Psoralea
Psoralea esculenta
Psorokóstaina
Pss.
Psyche
Psyche knot
Psyche knots
Psychodidae
Psychopsis
Psychopsis krameriana
Psychopsis papilio
Psychotria
Psychotria capensis
Psyllidae

Literary usage of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Genetic Manipulation in Crops: Proceedings of the International Symposium on by International Rice Research Institute (1988)
"Plant Regeneration from Callus Derived from Isolated Protoplasts of Winged Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) WM Wilson, N. Haq and PK Evans Plant ..."

2. Gene Expression in Horticultural Crops: Bibliography January 1991-October 1992 by Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"Language: English Descriptors: Psophocarpus tetragonolobus; Chymotrypsin inhibitors; Structural genes; Gene expression; Genetic regulation; ..."

3. Select Extra-tropical Plants: Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1885)
"Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, De Candolle. Tropical Africa, perhaps to Madagascar. A climber with annual stem; ..."

4. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1888)
"Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, De Candolle. Tropical Africa, perhaps to Madagascar. A climber with annual stem; pods to one foot long, used as peas. ..."

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