'horsebean' definitions:
Definition of 'horsebean'
(from WordNet)
noun
Seed of the broad-bean plant [syn: broad bean, fava bean, horsebean]
noun
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 [syn: Jerusalem thorn, horsebean, Parkinsonia aculeata]
Definition of 'horsebean'
From: GCIDE
- horsebean \horsebean\ n.
- 1. The seed of the broad-bean plant.
- Syn: broad bean, fava bean. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. 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.
- Syn: Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata. [WordNet 1.5]