Egyptian bean

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	Definition:		[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
	Synonyms:		bonavist, Dolichos lablab, hyacinth bean, Indian bean, Lablab purpureus
	See Also:		genus Lablab, Lablab, vine