white bean

noun

: a white kidney bean (such as a cannellini bean)

Examples of white bean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lamb and Bulgur Stew With White Beans This one-dish stovetop stew stars creamy white beans. — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026

Some must-try dishes include the cold cream of white bean soup with seasoned crab, diced guanciale marino, and the tomato concassé. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Add a can of white beans for heft and serve with peppery greens like arugula or a hardy chicory like radicchio. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

The vegetables on the plate—white beans, corn (served in the form of gnocchi), radishes (pickled and cut into thin shavings)—were those the boars liked to eat. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for white bean

• acridine
• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene