gemsbok bean

noun

A long-lived perennial legume of species Tylosema esculentum, native to arid areas of southern Africa, having yellow-orange flowers and producing ovate to circular pods with large brownish-black seeds.

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gemsbuck beanmarama bean
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Meanings

noungemsbok bean (plural gemsbok beans)

plural gemsbok beans

  1. A long-lived perennial legume of species Tylosema esculentum, native to arid areas of southern Africa, having yellow-orange flowers and producing ovate to circular pods with large brownish-black seeds.

    Synonyms: gemsbuck bean, marama bean

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA long-lived perennial legume of species Tylosema esculentum, native to arid areas of southern Africa, having yellow-orange flowers and producing ovate to circular pods with large brownish-black seeds.

Similar
gemsbuck beanmarama bean
Also see
gemsbuck beanmarama bean
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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