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yardlong bean

yardlong bean noun: a vigorous climbing annual vine (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods with uses very similar to that of a green bean.

yardlong bean: a vigorous climbing annual vine (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) grown primarily for its...
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Noun

yardlong bean (plural yardlong beans)

  1. A vigorous climbing annual vine (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods with uses very similar to that of a green bean.

yardlong bean meaning in Tagalog, Malay, Indonesian and Thai

yardlong bean in Tagalog

Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
sitaw

yardlong bean in Malay

Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
kacang panjang

yardlong bean in Indonesian

Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
kacang panjang

yardlong bean in Thai

Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
ถั่วฝักยาว thua fak yao
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yardlong bean in Vietnamese
đậu đũa

Synonyms of yardlong bean

Forms of yardlong bean

pluralyardlong beans
alternative formyard-long bean

Questions about yardlong bean

What does yardlong bean mean?
Yardlong bean means a vigorous climbing annual vine (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods with uses very similar to that of a green bean.
What is yardlong bean in Tagalog?
Yardlong bean in Tagalog is sitaw. See Yardlong bean meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is yardlong bean?
Yardlong bean is a noun.
What is the plural of yardlong bean?
The plural of yardlong bean is yardlong beans.

Words near yardlong bean in the dictionary

  1. Yardleys
  2. yardlight
  3. yardlights
  4. yardlike
  5. yardlong
  6. yardlong bean
  7. yardlong beans
  8. yardman
  9. yardmaster
  10. yardmasters
  11. yardmen

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