bean

Synonyms:

bean plant

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bush bean

a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports

pole bean

a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis

shell bean, shell bean plant

a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod

Phaseolus vulgaris, common bean, common bean plant

the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods

Dutch case-knife bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus, runner bean, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean

tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

Phaseolus limensis, lima bean, lima bean plant

bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds

Phaseolus lunatus, butter bean, butter-bean plant, lima bean, sieva bean

bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds

Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius, tepary bean

twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans

English bean, European bean, Vicia faba, broad bean, broad-bean, broad-bean plant, field bean

Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder

Type of:

legume, leguminous plant

an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

Synonyms:

edible bean

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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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coumara nut, tonka bean

fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla

algarobilla, algarroba, algarrobilla

mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing

calabar bean, ordeal bean

dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft

divi-divi

twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin

algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod

long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute

soy, soya bean, soybean

a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food

broad bean, fava bean, horsebean

seed of the broad-bean plant

Type of:

seed

a small hard fruit

Synonyms:

attic, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle

Type of:

human head

the head of a human being