black bean

black bean

n. Any of various black-colored beans, especially:a. A small black variety of the kidney bean, having cream-colored flesh and a sweet flavor, used in southern and Latin-American cuisine. Also called turtle bean.b. A fermented black soybean having a pungent salty flavor, preserved in salt and used in Asian cuisine.

black bean

n (Plants) an Australian leguminous tree, Castanospermum australe, having thin smooth bark and yellow or reddish flowers: used in furniture manufacture. Also called: Moreton Bay chestnut

black′ bean′

n. any of various black-colored beans or legumes. [1790–95]

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black bean - black-seeded bean of South America; usually driedturtle beancommon bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried