Egyptian bean
n : perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having
trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike
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}]