edible bean 1

noundomain: food

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

bean 1
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

Hyponym

goa bean 2

noun

Old World tropical bean

mung bean 3

noun

seed of the mung bean plant used for food

common bean 2

noun

any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried

soy 4

noun

the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)

Part_holonym

bean 3

noun

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