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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

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