1. (noun) catalpa, Indian bean
tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
Synonyms: bonavist, catalpa, hyacinth bean
2. (noun) hyacinth bean, bonavist, Indian bean, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab
perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Synonyms: catalpa, bonavist, hyacinth bean
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