black bean

noun — 5 senses

black bean

noun
1

A bean plant with black seeds.

2

A dried seed of a black bean plant.

3

A dried black seed of certain varieties of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).

4

A fermented soybean, used in Asian cooking.

5

An Australian tree of the species Castanospermum australe.

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