"gully bean" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gully beans [plural]
Etymology: So called because the bushes grow wild, especially in gullies, and the bean-like fruits are used to season certain foods. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gully bean (plural gully beans)
  1. A fruit of a wild eggplant or susumber plant (Solanum torvum).
    Sense id: en-gully_bean-en-noun-u3SeNS13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Solanums

Inflected forms

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