Indian bean

Indian bean

n.

See catalpa.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Indian bean - tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods catalpa genus Catalpa - a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long terete pods Catalpa bignioides - catalpa tree of southern United States Catalpa speciosa - catalpa tree of central United States bean tree - any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
	2.	Indian bean - 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 bonavist, Dolichos lablab, Egyptian bean, hyacinth bean, Lablab purpureus genus Lablab, Lablab - one species: hyacinth bean vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface