English noun: Indian bean | |||
1. | Indian bean (plant) tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods | ||
Synonyms | catalpa | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bean tree | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Catalpa bignioides, Catalpa speciosa | ||
Member meronym | genus Catalpa | ||
2. | Indian bean (plant) 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 | ||
Synonyms | bonavist, Dolichos lablab, Egyptian bean, hyacinth bean, Lablab purpureus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vine | ||
Member meronym | genus Lablab, Lablab | ||