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tepary

tepary

9.6
A bean that grows with little water and is eaten in the southwestern United States and Mexico
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛpəri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tepary
  • One cup of beans—like fava beans in Africa and the Middle East, and tarwi, lupini, and tepary beans in Latin America—provides a third of an adult's daily requirement of protein.
  • tepary bean

Examples

  • PHOTO (COLOR): Tepary Beans

    Academic text (1995)

  • The tepary bean's nutty flavor makes it a popular ingredient in southwestern dishes.

  • Farmers in Arizona often grow tepary beans due to their drought resistance.

  • One cup of tepary beans provides a third of an adult's daily requirement of protein.

Synonyms

tepary bean
vstepary
  • US
8.5

A climbing plant from the southwestern United States and Mexico that makes small edible beans

is defined by drought resistance and cultivation for edible seeds
Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius
vstepary
  • Specialized
9.9

A drought-resistant bean plant from the southwestern United States and Mexico that grows small round beans in different colors

is the general species known for drought resistance and seed production

Compounds

tepary bean
  • US
8.5

A climbing plant from the southwestern United States and Mexico that makes small edible beans

Surface Forms

tepary singular
teparies plural

Etymology

Tepary probably comes from a Native American word from the U.S. Southwest that passed into Spanish as tepari and then into English. Because local people grew this bean in very dry land, tepary now names a small bean that can live with very little water.