edible bean
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- noun
- /ˈɛdɪbəl biːn/
- 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 flat pale green or white bean that people cook and eat
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A plant with seeds in pods, like beans or peas, that people eat
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A large flat seed from the broad bean plant that people cook and eat
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A brown bean with spots often dried and used in Mexican cooking
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A dried seed from the cacao tree used to make chocolate
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A plant with seeds used to make food, oil, and animal feed
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A small green bean from Asia that people cook or grow into sprouts
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A long thin green vegetable that people eat cooked or raw
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A young green bean eaten before it dries or hardens
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A dry seed like a pea or bean that people eat
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A yellow bean with edible pods eaten as a vegetable
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A small white seed that is dried and cooked to eat
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An upright plant grown for its large flat edible seeds and food for animals
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A tall plant grown for large flat seeds eaten by people and fed to animals
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A small part of a plant that you can eat and use in cooking
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A plant that grows beans people cook and eat
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A long thin vegetable with yellow pods that you eat
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A plant from Europe that produces large flat seeds eaten by people and fed to animals
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A long green bean with very long pods used as a vegetable
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A small round seed used in Asian cooking, often dried or soaked
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A seed from the broad bean plant used as food for people and animals
A large flat bean that people cook and eat, also called fava
A small flat green bean or the plant that grows it eaten as food
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'.