SINCE 1828
shell bean
nounDefinition of shell bean
1
: a bean grown primarily for its edible seeds — compare snap bean
2
: the edible seed of a bean
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Feel free to include other vegetables, like peas, favas or shelling beans. — David Tanis, New York Times, "A Soup for All Seasons (Even Summer)," 6 July 2018 Food historian William Woys Weaver reports native Americans didn’t shell beans. — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Like beans? Here’s a rundown on how to grow them | Idaho Statesman," 14 Mar. 2018 The three main courses include pork and beef meatballs ($18), sea bass with shelling beans ($29) and chicken al mattone, a crisp, flattened half chicken on a bed of polenta with piles of roasted peppers, capers and chiles. — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, "Rooh’s cross-cultural approach modernizes Indian cuisine," 23 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shell bean.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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