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tepary bean
tep·a·ry bean T0111300 (tĕp′ə-rē)n.1. An annual twining plant (Phaseolus acutifolius) in the pea family that is native to the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico and bears long pods with edible seeds.2. A seed of this plant.
[American Spanish tépari, from ópata (Uto-Aztecan language of Sonora) tepari, genitive of tepa, bean.]tep′a•ry bean` (ˈtɛp ə ri)
n. a twining or bushy plant, Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius, of the legume family, cultivated in the southwestern U.S. and N Mexico for its edible seeds. [1910–15, Amer.; orig. uncertain] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | tepary bean - twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beansPhaseolus acutifolius latifoliusgenus Phaseolus, Phaseolus - herbs of warm regions including most American beansshell bean, shell bean plant - a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod |
tepary bean
tepary bean[′tep·ə·rē ‚bēn] (botany) Phaseolus acutifolius var. latifolius. One of the four species of beans of greatest economic importance in the United States. tepary bean
Synonyms for tepary beannoun twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beansSynonyms- Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius
Related Words- genus Phaseolus
- Phaseolus
- shell bean
- shell bean plant
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