genus Canavalia

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genus Canavalia - herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics Canavalia rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae Canavalia ensiformis, giant stock bean, jack bean, wonder bean - annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage Canavalia gladiata, sword bean - twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food