单词 | goa bean |
释义 | > as lemmasGoa bean Goa bean n. a tropical leguminous plant, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, native to South-East Asia and cultivated for its edible winged pods, tubers, leaves, seeds, and flowers; (also) a seed of this plant. Also called winged bean. ΚΠ 1839 Madras Almanac p. i In this month the following vegetables and fruits are procurable in the market in small quantities and at high prices—carrots,..white beans, Goa beans, Europe beans, and peas. 1840 R. Wight Illustr. Indian Bot. I. 192 The curiously-winged pods of..Goa bean, (as it is called here) also afford a passable vegetable. 1863 Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinb. 7 298 Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, DC., the Goa bean, is cultivated in gardens for the table, but not to any great extent. 1929 Bull. Hawaii Agric. Exper. Station No. 60 40 Although the Goa bean..has long been known and used in the Orient, it has only recently been introduced into Hawaii. 1992 Internat. Jrnl. Food Sci. & Nutrition 43 100/2 The occurrence of high levels of unsaturated fatty acids..is comparable with some other edible legumes like Goa beans and soya beans. 2014 H. Erasmus Meridian of Darkness xiv. 55 Philippe returned with a rich haul, which ranged from succulent grass stems, Goa beans, a plethora of marula tree fruit, and baobab tree roots. < as lemmas |
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