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lablab purpureus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
lablab pur-pureus
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Synonyms

hyacinth bean bonavist Indian bean Egyptian bean Dolichos lablab

Questions

What does lablab purpureus mean?
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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