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winged bean

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winged bean
n.
See asparagus pea.
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Noun1.winged bean - a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wingswinged bean - a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
goa bean, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, winged pea
goa bean - Old World tropical bean
genus Psophocarpus, Psophocarpus - species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs
vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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WINGED BEAN: Also known as asparagus pea or goa bean, the winged bean is a native of Papua New Guinea, and is fairly common on Southeast Asian and British tables.
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