shell bean

Synonyms:

shell bean plant

Types:

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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:

bean, bean plant

any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods