asparagus bean

asparagus bean

noun
a trailing, long-stemmed Asian vine, Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, of the legume family, having yellow or violet flowers and very long pods.
Also called yard-long bean.


Origin:
1855–60, Americanism
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asparagus bean

noun
South American bean having very long succulent pods 
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