Useful english dictionary. 2012.
shell bean — noun 1. a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod • Syn: ↑shell bean plant • Hypernyms: ↑bean, ↑bean plant • Hyponyms: ↑lima bean, ↑lima bean plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bean plant — noun any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods • Syn: ↑bean • Hypernyms: ↑legume, ↑leguminous plant • Hyponyms: ↑bush bean, ↑pole bean, ↑shell bean, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
broad-bean plant — noun Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder • Syn: ↑broad bean, ↑broad bean, ↑English bean, ↑European bean, ↑field bean, ↑Vicia faba • Hypernyms: ↑shell bean, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
butter-bean plant — noun bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds • Syn: ↑sieva bean, ↑butter bean, ↑lima bean, ↑Phaseolus lunatus • Hypernyms: ↑shell bean, ↑shell bean plant … Useful english dictionary
lima bean plant — noun bush or tall growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds • Syn: ↑lima bean, ↑Phaseolus limensis • Hypernyms: ↑shell bean, ↑shell bean plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Phaseolus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shell bean — /ˈʃɛl bin/ (say shel been) noun US 1. any of the various kinds of bean (plant) which are cultivated for their edible seeds. 2. the seed itself …
green shell bean — green shell bean, 1. a variety of kidney bean that is picked when full grown, but before the edible seeds have ripened and turned hard. 2. the plant on which it grows … Useful english dictionary
bean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See vegetable. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A leguminous plant] Syn. legume, pulse, snap bean, shell bean, seed, pod, frijol (Spanish), haricot. Varieties include: kidney, navy, lima, soy, castor, black,… … English dictionary for students
broad bean — noun 1. seed of the broad bean plant • Syn: ↑fava bean, ↑horsebean • Hypernyms: ↑bean • Part Holonyms: ↑broad bean, ↑broad bean plant, ↑English bean, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
butter bean — noun 1. bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds • Syn: ↑sieva bean, ↑butter bean plant, ↑lima bean, ↑Phaseolus lunatus • Hypernyms: ↑shell bean, ↑shell bean plant … Useful english dictionary
