lablab

American  

[lab-lab] / ˈlæbˌlæb /

noun

1. hyacinth bean.

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lablab British  

/ ˈlæbˌlæb /

noun

1. a twining leguminous plant, Dolichos lablab (or Lablab niger ), of tropical Africa but widely cultivated

2. the edible pod or bean of this plant

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Etymology

Origin of lablab

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

Example Sentences

Lablab beans and water berries.

From Economist

The bean is known botanically as either Lablab purpurea or Dolichos lablab.

From Washington Post

It’s a clearinghouse for Caribbean plants: greens like callaloo and Malabar spinach; peppers like the hot Scotch bonnet and the sweet aji dulce; beans like the yardlong, the lablab and the red round; and cucurbits like the sour gherkin and the bizarre bitter melon.

From New York Times

Among true beans are: the blackÐeyed bean and China bean, included in Dolichos Sinensis; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, D. Lablab; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in Phaseolus vulgaris; the lower bush bean, Ph. vulgaris, variety nanus; Lima bean, Ph. lunatus; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, Ph. maltiflorus; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, Faba vulgaris.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a day of feasting, and, in addition to rice, Dolichos Lablab is cooked.

From Project Gutenberg