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noun

horsebean n.

The seed of the broad-bean plant.

Synonyms: broad bean, fava bean.

A large shrub or shrubby tree (Parkinsonia aculeata) 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; originating in tropical America but naturalized in the Southern U. S.

Synonyms: Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata.

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Etymology of 'Horsebean'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Horsebean" : bush, English bean, European bean, broad bean, bean, Parkinsonia aculeata, broad-bean plant, Jerusalem thorn, shrub, genus Parkinsonia, Vicia faba, fava bean, field bean