haricot bean

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Noun

haricot bean (plural haricot beans)

  1. (UK) A herbaceous plant from the Americas, Phaseolus vulgaris, the bean of which is eaten as both a green bean and dried, when it is cooked slowly as Boston baked beans.
    Synonyms: haricot, common bean, pea bean
    Hyponyms: navy bean, pearl haricot bean, boston bean, white pea bean
  2. The bean of this plant.

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