Manila bean n 1: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics [syn: {winged bean}, {winged pea}, {goa bean}, {goa bean vine}, {Manila bean}, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}]
manila bean \manila bean\ n. A tuberous-rooted twining annual vine ({Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}) bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics. Syn: winged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}. [WordNet 1.5]