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Noun: sword bean  sord been
  1. Twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food
    "Sword beans are still cultivated in traditional Asian gardens";
    - Canavalia gladiata

Derived forms: sword beans

Type of: vine

Part of: Canavalia, genus Canavalia

Encyclopedia: Sword bean