asparagus bean

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Noun 1. asparagus bean - South American bean having very long succulent pods

Vigna sesquipedalis, Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, yard-long bean

legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

genus Vigna, Vigna - genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus

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