winged bean

noun

a tropical Asian vine, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, of the legume family, of which the pods, seeds, leaves, and flowers are edible and nutritious.

the pod of this plant, having four flangelike longitudinal extensions.

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Nearby words

wingback, wingback formation, wingding, winge, winged, winged bean, winged catheter, winged elm, winged everlasting, winged horse, winged pea

Origin of winged bean

First recorded in 1905–10

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019