dolichos : Idioms & Phrases
dolichos biflorus
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noun twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
horse grain; horse gram; poor man's pulse; Macrotyloma uniflorum.
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dolichos lablab
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noun perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like 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
hyacinth bean; bonavist; Egyptian bean; Lablab purpureus; Indian bean.
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dolichos lignosus
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noun 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
Australian pea; Dipogon lignosus.
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genus dolichos
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noun genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma
Dolichos.
