HYACINTH BEAN
\hˈa͡ɪɐsˌɪnθ bˈiːn], \hˈaɪɐsˌɪnθ bˈiːn], \h_ˈaɪ__ɐ_s_ˌɪ_n_θ 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
By Princeton University
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.