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Dolichos Lablab
Lablab Lab"lab (l[a^]b"l[a^]b), n. (Bot.) an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth bean (Dolichos Lablab).
Dolichos Lablab
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.

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- measurement Golden, p. 55. "Dolichos, "long race", one of the regular events of Gr**** competitive festivals. The dolichos varied in length from seven...
- Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from Ancient Gr**** δολιχός 'long'. It may refer to: Dolichus (beetle), a genus of insects Dolichos (plant), a genus of...
- angustissimus Dolichos antunesii Dolichos argyros Dolichos axilliflorus Dolichos bellus Dolichos bianoensis Dolichos brevidentatus Dolichos capensis Dolichos cardiophyllus...
- Lablab purpureus subsp. bengalensis (Jacq.) Verdc. (Syn.: Dolichos bengalensis Jacq., Dolichos lablab subsp. bengalensis (Jacq.) Rivals, Lablab niger subsp...
- Verdc. M. uniflorum var. uniflorum M. uniflorum var. verrucosum Synonyms Dolichos uniflorus Lam. Glycine uniflora (Lam.) Dalzell Kerstingiella uniflora (Lam...
- Binomial name Adenodolichos paniculatus (Hua) Hutch. Synonyms Adenodolichos macrothyrsus (Harms) Harms Dolichos macrothyrsus Harms Dolichos paniculatus Hua...
- placed in the genus Dolichos, hence the Australian vernacular name of dolichos pea, and Carl Linnaeus named the spcesies as Dolichos lignosus. Bernard Verdcourt...
- (O.Hoffm.) Harms Synonyms Adenodolichos anchietae (Hiern) Harms Adenodolichos euryphyllus Harms Dolichos anchietae Hiern Dolichos rhomboideus O.Hoffm....
- Synonyms List Dolichos biflorus L. Dolichos catiang L. Dolichos catjang Burm.f. nom. illeg. Dolichos catjang L. Dolichos hastifolius Schnizl. Dolichos lubia Forssk...
- Cantharospermum scarabaeoideum Baill. Desmodium biflorum DC. Dolichos minutus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. Dolichos scarabaeoides L. Glycine mollis Willd. Rhynchosia biflora...