NOUN | plant | common bean plant, common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris | the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods |
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Meaning | The common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods. | |
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Synonyms | common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris | |
Member of | Phaseolus, genus Phaseolus | herbs of warm regions including most American beans |
Parts | common bean | Any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried |
Narrower | green bean | A common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods |
kidney bean, frijol, frijole | The common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) | |
wax bean | A common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod | |
Broader | bush bean | A bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports |
Spanish | alubia, fréjol, judía | |
Catalan | mongeta, Phaseolus vulgaris |
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