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noun
Any of various edible seeds of plants in the family Fabaceae (also called Leguminosae), the legume family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, biology, botany, business, lifestyle, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legume
Narrower terms: goa bean, common bean, soy, soybean, soya, soya bean
History
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