dolichos lignosus

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   South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos

   SynonymsAustralian peaDipogon lignosus

   Broadervine

   Part ofDipogon

Questions about dolichos lignosus

What does dolichos lignosus mean?

dolichos lignosus means "South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos".

What is another word for dolichos lignosus?

Close synonyms include Australian pea, Dipogon lignosus. 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.

Is dolichos lignosus a common word?

dolichos lignosus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.