Lablab purpureus
n 1: 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 [syn:
{hyacinth bean}, {bonavist}, {Indian bean}, {Egyptian
bean}, {Lablab purpureus}, {Dolichos lablab}]