lablab

[ lab-lab ]

noun

hyacinth bean.

Origin of lablab

First recorded in 1815–25, lablab is from the Arabic word lablāb

Words Nearby lablab

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How to use lablab in a sentence

I have come dancing; give me avarakkai (Dolichos lablab beans).
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
It is a day of feasting, and, in addition to rice, Dolichos lablab is cooked.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
To check this, lamp-oil, turmeric, and leaves of the avarai plant (Dolichos lablab) are applied.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
Gennadius, however, describes the "louvia peratica" as Dolichos lablab or lablab bean.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products | William Bevan

British Dictionary definitions for lablab

lablab

/ (ˈlæbˌlæb) /

noun

a twining leguminous plant, Dolichos lablab (or Lablab niger), of tropical Africa but widely cultivated
the edible pod or bean of this plant

Origin of lablab

from Arabic

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