black bean

black bean

n.

Any of various black-colored beans, especially:

a. A small black bean having cream-colored flesh and a sweet flavor, used in southern and Latin-American cuisine. Also called turtle bean.

b. A fermented black soybean having a pungent salty flavor, preserved in salt and used in Asian cuisine.

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black bean

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an Australian leguminous tree, Castanospermum australe, having thin smooth bark and yellow or reddish flowers: used in furniture manufacture Also called Moreton Bay chestnut

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

black bean - black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried turtle bean common bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried