Phaseolus


Definition: Meaning of, Phaseolus in English to English dictionary.

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  1. herbs of warm regions including most American beans
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Phaseolus used in phrases

  • Phaseolus aconitifolius (noun)
    1. east Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
  • Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius (noun)
    1. twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white, yellow, brown or black beans
  • Phaseolus angularis (noun)
    1. bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
  • Phaseolus aureus (noun)
    1. erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
  • Phaseolus caracalla (noun)
    1. perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
  • Phaseolus coccineus (noun)
    1. tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
  • Phaseolus limensis (noun)
    1. bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds
  • Phaseolus lunatus (noun)
    1. bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
  • Phaseolus multiflorus (noun)
    1. tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
  • Phaseolus vulgaris (noun)
    1. the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods
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