hyacinth bean
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the resemblance of its flowers to those of the hyacinth, and 'bean' from Old English 'bean', related to Dutch 'boon' and German 'Bohne'.
مثال
- The hyacinth bean is a staple food in many parts of Africa.
- Hyacinth beans are rich in protein and other nutrients.
- The hyacinth bean plant is also grown for its ornamental value.
ترکیبهای رایج
Hyacinth bean plant Hyacinth bean cultivation Hyacinth bean protein
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos