noun
1. the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods
• Syn: ↑common bean plant, ↑Phaseolus vulgaris
• Hypernyms: ↑bush bean
• Hyponyms: ↑kidney bean, ↑frijol, ↑frijole, ↑green bean, ↑wax bean
• Member Holonyms: ↑Phaseolus, ↑genus Phaseolus
2. any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
• Hypernyms: ↑bean, ↑edible bean
• Hyponyms:
↑kidney bean, ↑navy bean, ↑pea bean, ↑white bean, ↑pinto bean, ↑frijole, ↑black bean, ↑turtle bean, ↑fresh bean, ↑flageolet, ↑haricot
• Part Holonyms: ↑common bean plant, ↑Phaseolus vulgaris
Useful english dictionary. 2012.