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Vigna

noun

Genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus. Synonym: genus Vigna.

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"Vigna" Quotes from Famous Books

... Heynei, Porana paniculata, and several vines, especially Vitis lanata with its large rusty leaves. Characteristic herbs are the sweet-scented Viola patrinii, the slender milkwort; Polygala Abyssinica, a handsome pea, Vigna vexillata, a borage, Trichodesma Indicum, a balsam, Impatiens balsamina, familiar in English gardens, the beautiful delicate little blue Evolvulus alsinoides, the showy purple convolvulus, Ipomaea hederacea, and ...

— The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir • Sir James McCrone Douie

... office. Nor to these alone did he confine the exercise of his well-directed charity. The agricultural school for children remains a lasting and solid proof of his enlightened benevolence. This establishment is called, in honor of its august founder, the Pio Vigneard (Pia Vigna). It is provided with all the most improved implements, and is confided to the care of the Belgian Brothers of Mercy. It is wholly maintained by the private funds of Pius IX. It may be seen on an eminence to the left of the railway as you approach ...

— Pius IX. And His Time • The Rev. AEneas MacDonell

Words linked to "Vigna" : Vigna radiata, adsuki bean, Phaseolus aureus, rosid dicot genus, black-eyed pea, Phaseolus caracalla, yard-long bean, snail bean, subfamily Papilionoideae, Phaseolus aconitifolius, corkscrew flower, snailflower, Vigna angularis, Phaseolus angularis, mung bean, asparagus bean, cowpea plant, mung, Papilionoideae, golden gram, snail-flower, genus Vigna, cowpea, snail flower, adzuki bean, moth bean, Vigna sinensis, green gram