bean plant

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bean plant - any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods bean bean, edible bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food 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 bush bean - a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports pole bean - a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis shell bean, shell bean plant - a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod