wild bean
wild bean · wild beans
Any of various wild, noncultivated leguminous plants from the Leguminosae family,…Any of various wild, noncultivated leguminous plants from the Leguminosae (or Fabaceae) family, often belonging to the genera Phaseolus, Strophostyles, or Apios.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various wild, noncultivated leguminous plants from the Leguminosae (or Fabaceae) family, often belonging to the genera Phaseolus, Strophostyles, or Apios.
More definitions
- nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
- a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
Forms
plural: wild beans| Singular | wild bean |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans:groundnutpotato bean
- a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans:groundnutgroundnut vineIndian potatopotato beanApios americanaApios tuberosa