sword bean

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

   SynonymsCanavalia gladiata

   Broadervine

   Part ofCanavalia

Questions about sword bean

What does sword bean mean?

sword bean 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 sword bean?

Close synonyms include Canavalia gladiata. 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.