tepary bean

tep·a·ry bean

 (tĕp′ə-rē)

n.

1. An annual twining plant (Phaseolus acutifolius) in the pea family that is native to the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico and bears long pods with edible seeds.

2. A seed of this plant.

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[American Spanish tépari, from ópata (Uto-Aztecan language of Sonora) tepari, genitive of tepa, bean.]

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tep′a•ry bean`

(ˈtɛp ə ri)
n.

a twining or bushy plant, Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius, of the legume family, cultivated in the southwestern U.S. and N Mexico for its edible seeds.

[1910–15, Amer.; orig. uncertain]

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tepary bean - twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius genus Phaseolus, Phaseolus - herbs of warm regions including most American beans shell bean, shell bean plant - a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod

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