shell bean
- noun
- /ʃɛl biːn/
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- I enjoy harvesting shell beans when they are perfectly ripe and ready for cooking.
- fresh shell bean
Examples
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Have you tried shell beans before?
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After removing the pods, the shell beans can be simmered in soups or stews.
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Fresh shell beans are available at the farmers' market in late summer.
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She prefers to cook shell beans because their flavor is richer than that of snap beans.
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I love to eat shell beans in salads.
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After boiling, the shell beans can be tossed into salads for a nutritious addition.
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Shell beans are often praised for their rich flavor and creamy texture when cooked.
Synonyms
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1.0
An edible seed or pod from plants like peas and lentils used for food
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1.3
A small shiny black bean used in cooking
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2.5
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 plant that produces beans you can eat
A plant that farmers grow for its edible bean seeds rather than its pod
A garden plant grown for its large flat beans that people or animals eat
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 plant from Europe that produces large flat seeds eaten by people and fed to animals
A plant that grows pods with large flat beans people eat
A small flat green bean or the plant that grows it eaten as food
A small flat green bean like a lima bean used for food
A small white seed that is dried and cooked to eat
A plant with seeds used to make food, oil, and animal feed
A small black bean often dried and used in cooking
A plant that grows beans people cook and eat
A climbing or bushy vegetable that produces edible beans
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Morphology
The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'shell' (to remove a pod or shell) + 'bean' yields a bean that has been shelled or is intended to be shelled. This meaning follows a regular English verb+noun nominalization pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reliably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Shell bean comes from a simple farming picture: farmers take the shell off to get the bean inside. So it means a plant grown mainly for its 'edible seeds' rather than the pod.