Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun english_bean

1 sense of english bean

Sense 1
broad bean, broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba -- (Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder)
       => shell bean, shell bean plant -- (a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod)