bean plant

/bin plænt/

Other forms: bean plants

Definitions of bean plant

1. noun

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

   types:

   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