1. twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food; [syn: sword bean, Canavalia gladiata]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Canavalia gladiata
n 1: twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually
with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food
[syn: sword bean, Canavalia gladiata]