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

2 senses of shell bean

Sense 1
shell bean, shell bean plant -- (a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod)
       => bean, bean plant -- (any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods)

Sense 2
shell bean -- (unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking)
       => fresh bean -- (beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried)