bonavist

Thân thiện

A gardener tends to a bonavist vine in a sunny garden.

Definition

Noun 1. A perennial climbing plant: A twining vine native to the Old World tropics, characterized by groups of three leaves (trifoliate), clusters of fragrant, purple, pea-like flowers, and reddish-brown pods containing edible seeds. It is cultivated both for ornamental purposes and as a vegetable, particularly in the Indian subcontinent.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The bonavist growing on the trellis has started to flower.
  • Farmers in the region cultivate bonavist for its nutritious seeds.
  • The garden featured several ornamental vines, including the fragrant bonavist.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Classification: The bonavist is sometimes classified under the genus in certain botanical taxonomies, though it is commonly known by its primary designation.
  • The botanist noted that the bonavist specimen was once placed in the genus Dolichos.

Variants and Related Words

• Lablab purpureus: The primary scientific name for the bonavist plant.
• Hyacinth bean: A common English name for the same species.
• Indian bean: Another common name referencing its cultivation region.
• Egyptian bean: A name reflecting its cultivation in other Old World regions.

Synonyms

• Hyacinth bean
• Lablab bean

Học thuật

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hyacinth bean
• Indian bean
• Egyptian bean
• Lablab purpureus
• Dolichos lablab