horsebean (redirected from horsebeans)

n.	1.	The seed of the broad-bean plant.
	2.	A large shrub or shrubby tree (Parkinsonia aculeata) having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; originating in tropical America but naturalized in the Southern U. S.

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Noun	1.	horsebean - seed of the broad-bean plant broad bean, fava bean broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba, broad bean - Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
	2.	horsebean - large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States Parkinsonia aculeata, Jerusalem thorn genus Parkinsonia, Parkinsonia - small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems