Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snake bean

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: snake bean
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bobgunnia madagascariensis, a poisonous legume found in Africa.

noun

Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis, a widely cultivated edible legume.

Inflected Forms

snake beans (plural)

Synonyms

asparagus bean Chinese long bean yardlong bean

Questions

What does snake bean mean?: Bobgunnia madagascariensis, a poisonous legume found in Africa.

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