1.vanhan maailman tropiikista kotoisin oleva monivuotinen köynnös, jolla on purppuranväriset kukat ja syötävät siemenet
1.perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos