lablab purpureus

Lablab purpureus


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. 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 (context:plant)

lablab purpureus