Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
Various varieties of Phaseolus vulgaris (common beans that can be eaten as string beans or cooked from dried beans).
A very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Various varieties of Phaseolus vulgaris (common beans that can be eaten as string beans or cooked from dried beans).
A bicoloured (red-brown and white) bean found in Britain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
white-seeded bean; usually dried
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: navy bean, white bean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: common bean
History
From its size.
