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GOA BEAN VINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goa bean vine mean? 

GOA BEAN VINE (noun)
  The noun GOA BEAN VINE has 1 sense:

1. a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropicsplay

  Familiarity information: GOA BEAN VINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOA BEAN VINE (noun)


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Meaning:

A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

goa bean; goa bean vine; Manila bean; Psophocarpus tetragonolobus; winged bean; winged pea

Hypernyms ("goa bean vine" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Meronyms (parts of "goa bean vine"):

goa bean (Old World tropical bean)

Holonyms ("goa bean vine" is a member of...):

genus Psophocarpus; Psophocarpus (species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs)


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