Egyptian bean, n.
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
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Dolichos lablab Egyptian bean Indian bean Lablab purpureus bonavist hyacinth bean