KIDNEY BEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kidney bean mean? 

• KIDNEY BEAN (noun)
  The noun KIDNEY BEAN has 2 senses:

1. the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)

2. large dark red bean; usually dried

  Familiarity information: KIDNEY BEAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KIDNEY BEAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

frijol; frijole; kidney bean

Hypernyms ("kidney bean" is a kind of...):

common bean; common bean plant; Phaseolus vulgaris (the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods)

Holonyms ("kidney bean" is a member of...):

genus Phaseolus; Phaseolus (herbs of warm regions including most American beans)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large dark red bean; usually dried

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("kidney bean" is a kind of...):

common bean (any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried)

 Context examples 

The term is now applied in a general way to many other related plants such as soybeans, peas, lentils, kidney beans, chickpeas (garbanzos), vetches and lupins.

(Bean, NCI Thesaurus)