bonavist

Noun

1.

bonavist - 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 Synonyms: Dolichos lablab, Egyptian bean, hyacinth bean, Lablab purpureus, Indian bean

Dolichos lablab, Egyptian bean, genus Lablab, hyacinth bean, Indian bean, Lablab, Lablab purpureus, vine