black bean

Castanospermum australe

Meaning

Noun

  • A bean plant with black seeds.
  • A dried seed of a black bean plant.
  • A dried black seed of certain varieties of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris.
  • A fermented soybean, used in Asian cooking.
  • An Australian tree (Castanospermum australe (species)), also called Moreton Bay chestnut.

Related

Similar words

  • black turtle bean

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