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Noun: asparagus bean  u'sper-u-gus been [N. Amer], u'spa-ru-gus been [Brit]
  1. South American bean having very long succulent pods
    - yard-long bean, Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, Vigna sesquipedalis

Derived forms: asparagus beans

Type of: legume, leguminous plant

Part of: genus Vigna, Vigna

Encyclopedia: Asparagus bean