hyacinth bean
- noun
- /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ biːn/
- Indian
:
frijol jacinto
- The hyacinth bean produces beautiful purple flowers.
Examples
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They planted hyacinth bean vines along the garden fence for their beautiful flowers and decorative pods.
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The gardener decided to grow hyacinth bean for its beautiful purple flowers and tasty seeds.
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A single hyacinth bean plant can quickly cover a trellis with its lush, leafy vines.
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The young pods of the hyacinth bean are often cooked and eaten as a vegetable in Indian cuisine.
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Many gardeners love hyacinth beans for their fragrance.
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In the summer, hyacinth bean vines can add vibrant colors to your garden while providing edible pods.
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She enjoyed cooking with the fresh seeds from the hyacinth bean plant, which she harvested from her backyard.
Synonyms
A tropical plant with purple flowers that makes edible beans for people and animals
A climbing plant with fragrant purple flowers and maroon edible pods often grown as a garden plant and vegetable
A climbing plant with purple flowers and dark red pods that contain edible beans and is grown in gardens
A climbing plant with three-part leaves, purple pea-like flowers, and seeds in dark red pods
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
How Edible
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Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a directly compositional noun: 'hyacinth' (a flowering plant) + 'bean' (an edible seed/plant) yields a type of bean/plant associated with hyacinth-like flowers. A B1 learner who knows both constituent words can readily infer it denotes a plant/bean with showy/fragrant flowers rather than an idiomatic or unpredictable meaning, so it is transparent.
Etymology
Hyacinth bean may come from the plant's deep purple flowers that look like a hyacinth and from its edible bean pods. So the name simply describes a 'bean' plant known for its hyacinth-coloured flowers.