JACK BEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jack bean mean? 

• JACK BEAN (noun)
  The noun JACK BEAN has 1 sense:

1. annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• JACK BEAN (noun)

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Meaning:

Annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Canavalia ensiformis; giant stock bean; jack bean; wonder bean

Hypernyms ("jack bean" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("jack bean" is a member of...):

Canavalia; genus Canavalia (herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics)