Horsebean Definition & Meaning

horsebean
noun
  1. seed of the broad-bean plant
  2. 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

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