Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of leguminous plants, type of the tribe Phaseoleæ and the subtribe Euphaseoleæ, distinguished by the spiral keel, orbicular banner, longitudinally bearded style, and flowers clustered above the middle of the peduncle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, including the Lima bean, the kidney bean, the scarlet runner, etc. See
bean .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
genus of plants that include those that produce a large variety of ediblebeans and beanpods .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun herbs of warm regions including most American beans
Etymologies
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Examples
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After P. vulgaris (see above), the most important of the 55 separate Phaseolus species is the lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus.
Beans: A History and My Legume Love Affair Ninth Helping Round-Up Laurie Constantino 2009
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Many were classed as Phaseolus until that name was reserved exclusively for New World species … These Asian Vigna species were also given a sub-genus classification called Ceratotropis.
Beans: A History and My Legume Love Affair Ninth Helping Round-Up Laurie Constantino 2009
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Christmas limas (Phaseolus lunatus), also known as chestnut limas, are now on the Ark of Taste list for the United States.
Archive 2009-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2009
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Albala explains at 203-04 that the origins of the tepary bean, Phaseolus acutifolius, are debated since wild forms are found stretching from the Southwest through Central America.
Beans: A History and My Legume Love Affair Ninth Helping Round-Up Laurie Constantino 2009
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Tepary beans (Phaseolus acutifolius) are a bush bean originating in the desert areas of Mexico and the American Southwest.
Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009
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Tepary beans (Phaseolus acutifolius) are a bush bean originating in the desert areas of Mexico and the American Southwest.
Ingredient: Tepary Beans with Recipe for Tepary Bean and Vegetable Stew Laurie Constantino 2009
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Albala explains at 203-04 that the origins of the tepary bean, Phaseolus acutifolius, are debated since wild forms are found stretching from the Southwest through Central America.
Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009
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Christmas limas (Phaseolus lunatus), also known as chestnut limas, are now on the Ark of Taste list for the United States.
Recipes: Pan-Fried Salmon with Curly Endive and Christmas Lima Beans & Christmas Lima Bean Salad Laurie Constantino 2009
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After P. vulgaris (see above), the most important of the 55 separate Phaseolus species is the lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus.
Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009
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Many were classed as Phaseolus until that name was reserved exclusively for New World species … These Asian Vigna species were also given a sub-genus classification called Ceratotropis.
Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009
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