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

2 senses of common bean

Sense 1
common bean, common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris -- (the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods)
       => bush bean -- (a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports)

Sense 2
common bean -- (any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried)
       => bean, edible bean -- (any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food)