wild bean
AmericanEtymology
Origin of wild bean
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Example Sentences
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But businessmen are already harvesting and processing the wild bean, and demand is strong.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among these is a wild bean which equals in flavor any domestic bean that I have ever tasted.
From Indian Boyhood by Eastman, Charles Alexander
The ground-nut, or wild bean, is a very handsome climber, and peculiar in appearance.
From Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
There is a wild bean in this country, the blossom of which has a delicious perfume of violets.
From The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
There is a native wild bean found growing over an area of wide distribution in North America.
From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)
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