common bean

noun — 2 senses

common bean

noun
1

An herbaceous annual plant (Phaseolus vulgaris), grown for its edible bean.

2

A bean of such a plant, varying in size, shape and especially color.

Related terms
field bean
Hyponyms
green bean, anasazi bean, black bean, cranberry bean, pink bean, pinto bean, kidney bean, string bean, white bean

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.