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rice bean

American  

noun

  1. a twining southern Asian vine, Vigna umbellata, of the legume family, cultivated for its edible seeds.


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Chopra typically stopped at Chipotle several times a week for rice, bean, chicken and corn bowls, but lately decided he could make more Mexican-style food at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Since then, she’s enjoyed tasting kale and a variety of melons, new additions to the rice, bean and chicken dishes she usually gets at home, she said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2015

Since then, she's enjoyed tasting kale and a variety of melons, new additions to the rice, bean and chicken dishes she usually gets at home, she said.

From US News • Nov. 20, 2015

By 6 p.m. the people have cleaned their bowls of rice, bean curd and cabbage and settled down on straw mats to await the dawn.

From Time Magazine Archive

My sisters, Cecile, and I would eat egg rolls, white rice, bean pies, and fried fish before we spent another penny in the stores of the no sayers.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia