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navy bean

n.
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.]

na′vy bean`


n.
a small, white kidney bean, dried for prolonged storage.
[1885–60, Amer.; so called from wide use in the U.S. Navy]
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.navy bean - white-seeded beannavy 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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