TEPARY BEAN

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Meaning:

Twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans

Synonyms:

Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius; tepary bean

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("tepary bean" is a kind of...):

shell bean; shell bean plant (a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod)

Holonyms ("tepary bean" is a member of...):

genus Phaseolus; Phaseolus (herbs of warm regions including most American beans)

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