INDIAN BEAN
\ˈɪndi͡ən bˈiːn], \ˈɪndiən bˈiːn], \ˈɪ_n_d_iə_n b_ˈiː_n]\
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perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike 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
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tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
By Princeton University
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].