common bean

Types:

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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

green bean

immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable

wax bean, yellow bean

snap beans with yellow pods

shell bean

unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking

Type of:

bean, edible bean

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

Synonyms:

Phaseolus vulgaris, common bean plant

Types:

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frijol, frijole, kidney bean

the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)

green bean

a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods

wax bean

a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod

haricot

a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans

Type of:

bush bean

a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports