| bean | (n) any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods, Syn. bean plant |
| broad bean | (n) Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder, Syn. broad-bean plant, Vicia faba, European bean, broad-bean, field bean, English bean |
| castor-oil plant | (n) large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics, Syn. castor bean plant, palma christi, Ricinus communis, palma christ |
| common bean | (n) the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods, Syn. common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris |
| lima bean | (n) bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds, Syn. lima bean plant, Phaseolus limensis |
| shell bean | (n) a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod, Syn. shell bean plant |
| sieva bean | (n) bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds, Syn. Phaseolus lunatus, butter-bean plant, lima bean, butter bean |
| soy | (n) erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia, Syn. soybean, soja, soybean plant, Glycine max, soya, soja bean, soya bean |
