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jack bean

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jack bean
n.
A tropical American annual plant (Canavalia ensiformis) having clusters of purple flowers and long pods with edible seeds.
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Noun1.jack beanjack 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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