1. Tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
   "Children collected the long seed pods that fell from the Indian bean tree";
   - catalpa
    
2. Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics
   "The Indian bean's purple flowers cascaded down the trellis";
   - hyacinth bean, bonavist, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab

Type of: bean tree, vine

Part of: genus Catalpa, genus Lablab, Lablab

Encyclopedia: Indian bean