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Noun: hyacinth bean  hI-u-sinth been
  1. Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics
    "The hyacinth bean's purple flowers cascaded down the trellis";
    - bonavist, Indian bean, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab

Derived forms: hyacinth beans

Type of: vine

Part of: genus Lablab, Lablab

Encyclopedia: Hyacinth bean