LABLAB

Lablab, genus Lablab

(noun) one species: hyacinth bean

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lablab (plural lablabs)

Any of the twining leguminous plants related to the bean, especially the hyacinth bean.

Source: Wiktionary


Lab"lab, n. (Bot.)

Definition: an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth bean (Delichos Lablab).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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