horsebean

/ˌhɔrsˈbin/
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Other forms: horsebeans

Definitions of horsebean
  1. noun
    large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States
    synonyms: Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  2. noun
    seed of the broad-bean plant
    synonyms: broad bean, fava bean
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    type of:
    bean
    any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
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