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‖ Dolichos Bot.|ˈdɒlɪkəs| [mod.L., a. Gr. δολιχός long: named in reference to the length of the pods. Cf. F. dolic.] A genus of leguminous plants allied to the Haricot, widely distributed through Asia, Africa, and America.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Dolichos, in Botany, the name of a genus of plants of the papilionaceous kind. 1775Romans Hist. Florida 130 A species of Dolichos lately introduced into Georgia from China. 1890Golden South 198 Fences covered with dolichos, maurandia, and hoya. |