1. catalpa, indian bean

tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods

Synonyms

• catalpa

2. bonavist, dolichos lablab, egyptian bean, hyacinth bean, indian bean, lablab purpureus

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

Synonyms

• bonavist
• dolichos lablab
• egyptian bean
• hyacinth bean
• lablab purpureus