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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The common name in Mexico for the cultivated bean of that country, which forms an important staple of food.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)
  • noun Mexican bean; usually dried

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