canavalia gladiata

1. 1.

   twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food

   Synonymssword bean

   Broadervine

   Part ofCanavalia

Questions about canavalia gladiata

What does canavalia gladiata mean?

canavalia gladiata means "twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food".

What is another word for canavalia gladiata?

Close synonyms include sword bean. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.