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lablab

[ lab-lab ]

lablab

/ ˈlæbˌlæb /

noun

  1. a twining leguminous plant, Dolichos lablab (or Lablab niger ), of tropical Africa but widely cultivated
  2. the edible pod or bean of this plant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lablab1

First recorded in 1815–25, lablab is from the Arabic word lablāb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lablab1

from Arabic
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Example Sentences

Lablab beans and water berries.

The bean is known botanically as either Lablab purpurea or Dolichos lablab.

It’s a clearinghouse for Caribbean plants: greens like callaloo and Malabar spinach; peppers like the hot Scotch bonnet and the sweet aji dulce; beans like the yardlong, the lablab and the red round; and cucurbits like the sour gherkin and the bizarre bitter melon.

Among true beans are: the blackÐeyed bean and China bean, included in Dolichos Sinensis; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, D. Lablab; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in Phaseolus vulgaris; the lower bush bean, Ph. vulgaris, variety nanus; Lima bean, Ph. lunatus; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, Ph. maltiflorus; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, Faba vulgaris.

It is a day of feasting, and, in addition to rice, Dolichos Lablab is cooked.

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