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WING BEAN [1 record]

Record 1 2022-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A tropical Old World herbaceous annual vine (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) bearing purplish or blue flowers in a close raceme and pods with four jagged wings.

OBS

A plant of the family Fabaceae.

OBS

asparagus pea: common name also used to refer to the species Tetragonolobus purpureus.

OBS

asparagus bean: common name also used to refer to the species Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis.

Key term(s)
  • wing bean
  • four-angle-bean

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
  • Production légumière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Pois carré. [...] Les gousses, récoltées avant maturité, sont consommées à la manière des haricots verts, dont elles se rapprochent par la saveur; les graines mûres sont également comestibles, bien que de cuisson difficile. Les tubercules, à l'état jeune, se mangent crus, ils ont une saveur légèrement sucrée.

OBS

Plante de la famille des Fabaceae.

OBS

pois carré :

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
  • Producción hortícola
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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