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Noun: poor man's pulse
  1. Twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
    "poor man's pulse provided a vital food source for rural communities";
    - horse gram, horse grain, Macrotyloma uniflorum, Dolichos biflorus

Derived forms: poor man's pulses

Type of: legume, leguminous plant

Part of: genus Macrotyloma, Macrotyloma