Noun: bonavist bó-nu-vist
- Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics
"The bonavist's purple flowers cascaded down the trellis";
- hyacinth bean, Indian bean, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab
Derived forms: bonavists
Type of: vine
Part of: genus Lablab, Lablab
Encyclopedia: Bonavist