jack bean

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noun

a bushy tropical plant, Canavalia ensiformis, of the legume family, grown especially for forage.

the white seeds of this plant.

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Origin of jack bean

First recorded in 1880–85

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How to use jack bean in a sentence

Dorinda stood under the jack-bean vines, blossoming purple and white, and watched the men as they silently rode away.
The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains|Charles Egbert Craddock

British Dictionary definitions for jack bean

jack bean

noun

a tropical American leguminous plant, Canavalia ensiformis, that has clusters of purple flowers and long pods and is grown in the southern US for forage

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