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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Origin of winged bean
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby winged bean
wing covert, wing dam, wing-ding, winge, winged, winged bean, winged catheter, winged elm, winged everlasting, Winged Horse, winged pea
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