Synonyms for indian-bean

Noun

1. catalpa, Indian bean, bean tree

usage: tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods

2. hyacinth bean, bonavist, Indian bean, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab, vine

usage: 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