Found 1 items, similar to Entada scandens.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Entada scandens Florida bean \Flor"i*da bean"\ (Bot.) (a) The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens. See under Bean. (b) One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens. [1913 Webster] Scimiter \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre, cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[=i]r.] 1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians. [Written also cimeter, and scymetar.] [1913 Webster] 2. A long-handled billhook. See Billhook. [1913 Webster] Scimiter pods (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a leguminous woody climbing plant (Entada scandens) growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are made into boxes. [1913 Webster] Cacoon \Ca*coon"\, n. One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens ) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc. [1913 Webster]