navy bean

Any of several varieties of the kidney bean, cultivated for their edible white seeds.

[From its former use as a standard provision of the US Navy.]

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na′vy bean`

a small, white kidney bean, dried for prolonged storage.

[1885–60, Amer.; so called from wide use in the U.S. Navy]

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navy bean - white-seeded bean; usually dried

pea bean, white bean

common bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried

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navy bean

n (US) → weiße Bohne

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