bean, edible bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae

Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae

legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute

soy, soya bean, soybean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food

common bean, common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris - the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods

Dutch case-knife bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus, runner bean, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean - tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

shell bean, shell bean plant - a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod

broad bean, fava bean, horsebean - seed of the broad-bean plant