edible bean
- noun
- /ˈɛdɪbəl biːn/
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frijol comestible
- When support prices rose in 1982, government acquisitions to guarantee the support price reached record levels for edible beans, corn, and cotton (see table 5).
Examples
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More than 40 dry edible bean lines have been released from the Mayaguez station, making a major impact on bean production in the Tropics, says Phillip Miklas, a plant geneticist.
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A nitrogen-fixing tree, easily propagated by live stakes, produces enormous pods full of edible beans.
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You can add protein to your diet by including edible beans in your meals.
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I made a delicious stew using a mix of edible beans, vegetables, and spices.
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In many cultures, edible beans are a staple food due to their high nutritional value.
Synonyms
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An edible seed or pod from plants like peas and lentils used for food
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A plant grown for its beans used to make food, animal feed, and oil
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A plant with seeds in pods, like beans or peas, that people eat
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A dry seed like a pea or bean that people eat
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A flat pale green or white bean that people cook and eat
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A large flat seed from the broad bean plant that people cook and eat
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A dried seed from the cacao tree used to make chocolate
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A brown bean with spots often dried and used in Mexican cooking
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A small green bean from Asia that people cook or grow into sprouts
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A small round seed used in Asian cooking, often dried or soaked
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A young green bean eaten before it dries or hardens
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A long thin green vegetable that people eat cooked or raw
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A yellow bean with edible pods eaten as a vegetable
A plant that grows beans people cook and eat
A small part of a plant that you can eat and use in cooking
A plant with seeds used to make food, oil, and animal feed
An upright plant grown for its large flat edible seeds and food for animals
A large flat bean that people cook and eat, also called fava
A tall plant grown for large flat seeds eaten by people and fed to animals
A seed from the broad bean plant used as food for people and animals
A long thin vegetable with yellow pods that you eat
A small flat green bean or the plant that grows it eaten as food
A long green bean with very long pods used as a vegetable
A plant from Europe that produces large flat seeds eaten by people and fed to animals
A small white seed that is dried and cooked to eat
How Edible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the adjective 'edible' (suitable to be eaten) with 'bean' (a legume seed), so its meaning—a bean that can be eaten—is directly and transparently derivable from the constituents. This adjective + noun composition is cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the component words will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Edible bean is a simple name meaning a bean you can eat. Long ago people needed a clear label to show which beans were safe to eat and which were for planting or not safe, so they added edible, meaning 'safe to eat', to make the meaning clear. That's why today edible bean means 'a bean that can be eaten'.