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kidney bean


kidney bean

noun

Definition of KIDNEY BEAN

1
: an edible and nutritious usually kidney-shaped seed of any of various cultivated beans of the common species (Phaseolus vulgaris); especially : a large dark red kidney bean
2
: a plant bearing kidney beans

First Known Use of KIDNEY BEAN

1548

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