lab·lab (l b lb )n. See hyacinth bean. [Arabic labl  b.] |
lablab [ˈlæbˌlæb]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a twining leguminous plant, Dolichos lablab (or Lablab niger), of tropical Africa but widely cultivated
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the edible pod or bean of this plant
[from Arabic]
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| Noun | 1. |  Lablab - one species: hyacinth bean rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae bonavist, Dolichos lablab, Egyptian bean, hyacinth bean, Lablab purpureus, 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 |
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