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Definition of Indian bean
1. Noun. Tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods.
Exact synonyms: Catalpa
Group relationships: Genus Catalpa
Specialized synonyms: Catalpa Bignioides, Catalpa Speciosa
Generic synonyms: Bean Tree
Group relationships: Genus Catalpa
Specialized synonyms: Catalpa Bignioides, Catalpa Speciosa
Generic synonyms: Bean Tree
2. Noun. Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos.
Exact synonyms: Bonavist, Dolichos Lablab, Egyptian Bean, Hyacinth Bean, Lablab Purpureus
Group relationships: Genus Lablab, Lablab
Generic synonyms: Vine
Group relationships: Genus Lablab, Lablab
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Bean
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