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asparagus bean

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of asparagus bean1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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