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jack bean

A tropical American annual plant (Canavalia ensiformis) having clusters of purple flowers and long pods with edible seeds.

jack bean

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical American leguminous plant, Canavalia ensiformis, that has clusters of purple flowers and long pods and is grown in the southern US for forage

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jack bean - annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage

Canavalia ensiformis, giant stock bean, wonder bean

Canavalia, genus Canavalia - herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics

vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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jack bean (redirected from Canavalia pubescens)

jack bean
(redirected from Canavalia pubescens)