Metcalfe bean

noun

Met·calfe bean | \ ˈmetˌkaf-, -kəf-, -ˌkȧf\

Definition of Metcalfe bean

1 : a prostrate perennial bean (Phaseolus metcalfei) of the southwestern U.S. and adjacent Mexico that is sometimes cultivated for forage

2 : the flat circular brownish black seed of the Metcalfe bean

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