wonder bean
- noun
- Specialized
:
frijol maravilla
- The wonder bean produces long pods filled with distinctive white seeds.
Examples
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Farmers in Brazil cultivate wonder beans for livestock feed.
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Researchers are studying the wonder bean for its potential to improve soil health in tropical regions.
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Farmers in Brazil often plant wonder bean as a nutritious animal fodder.
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The wonder bean grows well in tropical climates.
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Farmers in Brazil often plant wonder bean as a nutritious animal fodder.
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Researchers are studying the wonder bean for its potential to improve soil health in tropical regions.
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The wonder bean produces long pods filled with distinctive white seeds.
Synonyms
A bushy tropical plant with long pods and white seeds grown for animal feed and to improve soil
A bushy tropical plant grown for animal feed and to improve soil
A bushy tropical plant with long pods grown for animal feed
Surface Forms
Morphology
A learner who knows 'wonder' and 'bean' can infer this is a kind of bean that is remarkable or noteworthy, so the general category (a notable/exceptional bean or plant) is predictable from the parts. However, the specific botanical description (annual bushy forage plant from South America with long pods and white seeds) is specialised and not derivable from the constituents alone, so full meaning requires prior exposure or domain knowledge.
Etymology
Wonder bean may come from farmers' surprise at a tropical plant that makes long pods full of white seeds and feeds animals very well. Because it seemed to help animals and the soil in many useful ways, people called the plant a 'wonder', and the name stayed.
