horsebean

/ˌhɔrsˈbin/

Other forms: horsebeans

Definitions of horsebean

1. 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
   synonyms: Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2. noun

   seed of the broad-bean plant
   synonyms: broad bean, fava bean

   type of:

   bean

   any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans