kidney bean

noun

a common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, cultivated in many varieties for its edible seeds and pods.

the mature kidney-shaped seed of this plant.

Words nearby kidney bean

kideo, kidman, kidnap, kidnapped, kidney, kidney bean, kidney corpuscle, kidney machine, kidney ore, kidney punch, kidney stone

Origin of kidney bean

First recorded in 1540–50

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Examples from the Web for kidney bean

Moreover he made him a landing net, with a kidney-bean stick, a ring of wire, and his own best nightcap of strong cotton net.
Crocker's Hole|R. D. Blackmore
In the great continent of America, the kidney-bean seed, dried, is freely partaken of.
Cakes & Ale|Edward Spencer
Here there was a rail across, about as big as a kidney-bean stick, whereupon they leaned, and looked into the water under them.
The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore
The cake has in Slavonic tradition the same importance as the pea, kidney-bean, or cabbage.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de Gubernatis

Haricot, har′i-ko, -kot, n. a kind of ragout or stew of mutton and beans or other vegetables: the kidney-bean or French bean.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kidney bean

kidney bean

noun

any of certain bean plants having kidney-shaped seeds, esp the French bean and scarlet runner

the seed of any of these beans

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