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Definition of Hyacinth bean

Hyacinth bean
Hyacinth Hy"a*cinth, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally slain by Apollo.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety. (b) A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth. (c) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru. 2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon. Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant (Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit.

Meaning of Hyacinth bean from wikipedia

- names include hyacinth bean, lablab-bean bonavist bean/pea, dolichos bean, seim or sem bean, lablab bean, Egyptian kidney bean, Indian bean, bataw and Australian...
- coccineus), yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis), and hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) are used in a similar way. Green beans are known by many...
- slighter resemblances, such as coffee beans, vanilla beans, castor beans, and cocoa beans. Thus the term "bean" in general usage can refer to a host of...
- native to Eurasia Hyacinth bean, Lablab, a genus of bean in the family Fabaceae with the sole species Lablab purpureus Water hyacinth, Pontederia cr****ipes...
- "calavance", though that came to refer to a variety of other beans, including the hyacinth bean. The current form garbanzo comes directly from modern Spanish...
- Field bean is a general term for several plants found growing within fields or shrubbery and may refer to: Lablab purpureus (the hyacinth bean) Phaseolus...
- including: Lablab, hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) Jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis), sword bean (Canavalia gladiata) Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)...
- dishes are prepared using avarekai (hyacinth beans)–both hithkabele (peeled beans) and avarebele (unpeeled beans). The festival which started as an effort...
- Jerusalem artichoke Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato Lablab purpureus, hyacinth bean Manihot esculenta, c****ava Nasturtium officinale, water cress Nelumbo...
- such as peas, lentils, black-e**** beans, matki (moth bean), moong (green gram) or Hyacinth beans. Generally, the beans are soaked in water and allowed to...