African locust bean

English

Noun

African locust bean (plural African locust beans)

Any of various species of Parkia, a genus of trees in the legume family Fabaceae.
A bean that is the fruit of such trees.

Hypernyms

mimosoid

Hyponyms

twisted cluster bean, stink bean (Parkia speciosa)
tree bean (Parkia timoriana)
African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa)

References

Parkia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Parkia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Parkia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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