Hypernym

legume 1

noun

an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

Member_meronym

Leguminosae 1

noun

a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae

Part_meronym

bean 1

noun

any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

bean plant 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods

Synonyms

bean 3
any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods

Hyponym

bush bean 1

noun

a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports

pole bean 1

noun

a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis

shell bean 1

noun

a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod

Member_holonym

Leguminosae 1

noun

a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae

Part_holonym

bean 1

noun

any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food