Dolichos lablab
- noun
- Specialized
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Dolichos lablab
- In many Indian gardens, the Dolichos lablab is valued for both its beauty and edible beans.
Examples
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The purple flowers and maroon pods of Dolichos lablab add color to the landscape.
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Farmers often cultivate Dolichos lablab as a drought-resistant crop.
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The garden features beautiful Dolichos lablab plants.
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Have you seen the Dolichos lablab flowers bloom?
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In many Indian gardens, the Dolichos lablab is valued for both its beauty and edible beans.
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Farmers often cultivate Dolichos lablab as a drought-resistant crop.
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The purple flowers and maroon pods of Dolichos lablab add color to the landscape.
Synonyms
A climbing plant with purple flowers and pods that hold edible seeds
A climbing plant with fragrant purple flowers and maroon edible pods often grown as a garden plant and vegetable
A climbing plant with three-part leaves, purple pea-like flowers, and seeds in dark red pods
A tropical plant with purple flowers that makes edible beans for people and animals
A climbing plant with purple flowers and dark red pods containing edible seeds
A climbing plant with purple flowers and dark red pods that have edible seeds and are used as a vegetable
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a scientific binomial combining a genus name (Dolichos) and a species epithet (lablab), so a learner who knows the constituents would reasonably infer it denotes a plant species (likely a bean/pea). However, the detailed botanical properties and specific common-name senses are not predictable from the names alone, so the meaning is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Dolichos lablab may come from older names that describe the plant: Dolichos is a word meaning 'long', which fits the plant's long pods, and lablab is the local name for its beans. So the name helps you remember it is a climbing bean plant with long pods and edible seeds.
