the kidney-bean

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• Kidney bean — Kidney Kid ney (k[i^]d n[y^]), n.; pl. {Kidneys} (k[i^]d n[i^]z). [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koi[eth]r belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwi[thorn] womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. n[=y]ra, Dan. nyre …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• kidney bean — n. 1. the seed of the common garden bean, esp. the large, reddish seed of some varieties, eaten as a vegetable 2. the common garden bean plant (Phaseolus vulgaris) …   English World dictionary

• kidney bean — n a dark red bean that is shaped like the letter C …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• kidney bean — noun 1. the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney shaped beans) • Syn: ↑frijol, ↑frijole • Hypernyms: ↑common bean, ↑common bean plant, ↑Phaseolus vulgaris • Me …   Useful english dictionary

• kidney bean — noun Date: 1548 1. an edible and nutritious usually kidney shaped seed of any of various cultivated beans of the common species (Phaseolus vulgaris); especially a large dark red kidney bean 2. a plant bearing kidney beans …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• kidney bean — /ˈkɪdni bin/ (say kidnee been) noun the dried, somewhat kidney shaped seed of the French bean, especially if dark in colour …  

• kidney bean — kidney beans 1) N COUNT: usu pl Kidney beans are small, reddish brown beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are the seeds of a bean plant. 2) N COUNT Kidney beans are long, very narrow beans that are green in colour and are eaten as a… …   English dictionary

• kidney bean — kid′ney bean n. 1) pln coo a bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris, cultivated in many varieties for its edible seeds and pods 2) pln its mature seed, esp. the dark red, kidney shaped seed of some varieties • Etymology: 1540–50 …   From formal English to slang

• kidney bean — 1. a common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, cultivated in many varieties for its edible seeds and pods. 2. the mature kidney shaped seed of this plant. [1540 50] * * * …   Universalium

• bean — [bēn] n. [ME ben < OE bean; akin to ON baun, Ger bohne < ? IE * bhabhā > L faba, bean] 1. any of various leguminous plants; esp., any of several species of a genus (Phaseolus) of the pea family, including the kidney bean and lima bean 2 …   English World dictionary

• Bean — is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for human food or animal feed. Although beans usually means the seeds of bean plants, it can also mean (especially in the US) the whole… …   Wikipedia