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edible bean

DEFINITIONS OF: edible bean

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n any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

Synonyms:
bean
Types:
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goa bean
Old World tropical bean
common bean
any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
soy, soya, soya bean, soybean
the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)
kidney bean
large dark red bean; usually dried
navy bean, pea bean, white bean
white-seeded bean; usually dried
pinto bean
mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States; usually dried
frijole
Mexican bean; usually dried
black bean, turtle bean
black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried
fresh bean
beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried
flageolet, haricot
a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried
field soybean
seeds used as livestock feed
Type of:
legume
the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
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