Meanings
plural Indian beans
- Synonym of hyacinth bean
Synonyms: hyacinth bean
- Synonym of Indian bean tree
Synonyms: Indian bean tree
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of hyacinth bean
nounSynonym of Indian bean tree
More synonyms by meaning
nountree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
nounperennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
Indian bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20bean
“Indian bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20bean. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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