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Answer for the clue "Genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma ", 8 letters:
dolichos

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Dolichos or Dolichus is derived from the Ancient Greek word for "long" (wiktionary:δολιχός). It may refer to Dolichus (beetle) , a genus of insects Dolichos (plant) , a genus of plants Dolichos (running race) , a race in the ancient Olympics

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. Peas or Pease . [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease .] (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum , of many varieties, ...

Usage examples of dolichos.

Hippuris, Dolichos, Syngenesia, Cheiranthus, Artocarpus, Arum dracunculus, Ampelopsis hederaca, Hexandria, Monogynea, and the rest.