Indian Bean — synonyms, definition

1. Indian bean (Noun)

Dolichos lablab Egyptian bean Lablab purpureus bonavist catalpa hyacinth bean

Indian bean (Noun) — 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.

Indian bean (Noun) — Tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods.

bean tree vine Catalpa bignioides Catalpa speciosa Lablab genus Catalpa genus Lablab