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snake bean

snake bean noun: bobgunnia madagascariensis, a poisonous legume found in Africa.

snake bean: bobgunnia madagascariensis, a poisonous legume found in Africa
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Noun

snake bean (plural snake beans)

  1. Bobgunnia madagascariensis, a poisonous legume found in Africa.
  2. Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis, a widely cultivated edible legume.

Synonyms of snake bean

Forms of snake bean

pluralsnake beans

Questions about snake bean

What does snake bean mean?
Snake bean means bobgunnia madagascariensis, a poisonous legume found in Africa.
What part of speech is snake bean?
Snake bean is a noun.
What is the plural of snake bean?
The plural of snake bean is snake beans.

Words near snake bean in the dictionary

  1. Snainton
  2. Snaith
  3. snake
  4. snake and pygmy pie
  5. snake and pygmy pies
  6. snake bean
  7. snake beans
  8. snake bite
  9. snake bites
  10. snake bridge
  11. snake bridges

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