LABLAB PURPUREUS
\lˈablab pɜːpjˈʊɹɪəs], \lˈablab pɜːpjˈʊɹɪəs], \l_ˈa_b_l_a_b p_ɜː_p_j_ˈʊ_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s]\
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perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike 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
By Princeton University
