Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tropical American annual plant (Canavalia ensiformis) in the pea family, having long pods with edible seeds and widely grown for fodder.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
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The ingredients also include radish or cabbage, wild carrot or a relative, yarrow, jack bean and a hibiscus species.
Ship wreck reveals ancient secrets of medicine Adrian Higgins 2011
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The ingredients also include radish or cabbage, wild carrot or a relative, yarrow, jack bean and a hibiscus species.
Ship wreck reveals ancient secrets of medicine Adrian Higgins 2011
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