shell bean

noun

1

: a bean grown primarily for its edible seeds compare snap bean

2

: the edible seed of a bean

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shell bean

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• amine
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between

Kids Definition

shell bean

noun

1

: a bean grown primarily for its edible seeds compare snap bean

2

: the edible seed of a bean