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yard-long bean

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yard-long bean

  [yahrd-lawng, -long] .
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–noun
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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yard-long bean   (yärd'lông', -lŏng')
n.  A type of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) native to southern Asia, having drooping fruits that reach up to a yard long. Also called asparagus bean.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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