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Yard-long Bean
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1. asparagus bean, vigna sesquipedalis, vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, yard-long bean
South American bean having very long succulent pods
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Yard-long Bean
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A type of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) native to southern Asia, having drooping pods that can grow up to a yard long and are eaten as a vegetable. Also called asparagus bean.
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