Bengal bean

noun

An annual, woody tropical vine, usually of species Mucuna pruriens (syn. Mucuna aterrima), native to Asia.

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cowagevelvet beanBenghal beanFlorida beanMucuna pruriens utilisMucuna deeringianaMucuna aterrimaStizolobium deeringiana
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Meanings

nounBengal bean (plural Bengal beans)

plural Bengal beans · alternative Benghal bean

  1. An annual, woody tropical vine, usually of species Mucuna pruriens (syn. Mucuna aterrima), native to Asia.

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 beanBenghal beanFlorida beanMucuna pruriens utilisMucuna deeringianaMucuna aterrimaStizolobium deeringiana
Broader
mucuna
Also see
cowageflorida beanvelvet bean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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

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

Chicago

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

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