Benghal bean

A form of Bengal bean — An annual, woody tropical vine, usually of species Mucuna pruriens (syn. Mucuna aterrima), native to Asia.

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cowagevelvet beanBengal beanFlorida beanMucuna pruriens utilisMucuna deeringianaMucuna aterrimaStizolobium deeringiana
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Meanings

noun
  1. rareRare spelling of Bengal bean

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing

Similar
cowagevelvet beanBengal beanFlorida beanMucuna pruriens utilisMucuna deeringianaMucuna aterrimaStizolobium deeringiana
Broader
mucuna
Also see
bengal beancowageflorida beanvelvet bean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Benghal bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benghal%20bean

MLA

“Benghal bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benghal%20bean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Benghal bean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benghal%20bean.

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