Bengal Bean (Noun)
Meaning
The annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Bengal bean is often grown in southern parts of the United States for use as a cover crop to replenish soil nutrients.
- Farmers incorporate the bengal bean into their crop rotation for its benefits in enriching the soil.
- This vining legume known as bengal bean provides shade for grazing livestock and food in warmer climates.
- A long pod containing edible seeds from the bengal bean vine hangs over a split rail fence on the rural farm.
- Planting bengal bean for forage not only improves the fertility of the soil but it is an ideal grazing choice.
Synonyms
- Mucuna Pruriens Utilis
- Cowage
- Velvet Bean
- Benghal Bean
- Mucuna Deeringiana
- Mucuna Aterrima
- Florida Bean
- Stizolobium Deeringiana