What is "horsebean"

horsebean \horsebean\ n.

1. The seed of the broad-bean plant.

   Syn: broad bean, fava bean.

2. A large shrub or shrubby tree ( Parkinsonia aculeata) 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; originating in tropical America but naturalized in the Southern U. S.

   Syn: Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata.

1. n. seed of the broad-bean plant [syn: broad bean, fava bean]

2. 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 [syn: Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata]