shell bean plant

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1.shell bean plant - a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its podshell beanshell bean - unripe beans removed from the pod before cookingbean plant, bean - any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and podslima bean plant, Phaseolus limensis, lima bean - bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seedsbutter bean, butter-bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus, sieva bean - bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seedsPhaseolus acutifolius latifolius, tepary bean - twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beansbroad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba, broad bean - Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder