bean_plant (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *bean plant*:
NOUN	plant	bean plant, bean	any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods

English > *bean plant*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods.
Synonym	bean
Member of	Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family	A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods
Parts	bean, edible bean	Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
Narrower	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
Broader	legume, leguminous plant	An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

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