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shell bean
noun
- any of various kinds of bean of which the unripe seeds are removed from the pods before cooking.
- the seed itself.
shell bean
noun
- any of various bean plants that are cultivated for their edible seeds rather than for their pods
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shell bean1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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