GOA BEAN VINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does goa bean vine mean? • GOA BEAN VINE (noun)
The noun GOA BEAN VINE has 1 sense:
1. a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
Familiarity information: GOA BEAN VINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GOA BEAN VINE (noun)
Meaning:
A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
goa bean; goa bean vine; Manila bean; Psophocarpus tetragonolobus; winged bean; winged pea
Hypernyms ("goa bean vine" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Meronyms (parts of "goa bean vine"):
goa bean (Old World tropical bean)
Holonyms ("goa bean vine" is a member of...):
genus Psophocarpus; Psophocarpus (species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs)
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