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Noun: common bean
  1. The common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods
    - common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris
     
  2. Any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried

Derived forms: common beans

Type of: bean, bush bean, edible bean

Part of: genus Phaseolus, Phaseolus

Encyclopedia: Common bean