Definitions for common bean
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1. common bean, common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgarisnoun

   the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods

2. common beannoun

   any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried

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1. common beannoun

   An herbaceous annual plant Phaseolus vulgaris, grown for its edible bean.

2. common beannoun

   A bean of such a plant, varying in size, shape and especially color.

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1. common bean

   Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean, is a herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its edible dry seeds or green, unripe pods. Its leaf is also occasionally used as a vegetable and the straw as fodder. Its botanical classification, along with other Phaseolus species, is as a member of the legume family Fabaceae. Like most members of this family, common beans acquire the nitrogen they require through an association with rhizobia, which are nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The common bean has a long history of cultivation. All wild members of the species have a climbing habit, but many cultivars are classified either as bush beans or climbing beans, depending on their style of growth. Best-known cultivar groups include the kidney bean, the navy bean, the pinto bean, and the wax bean. The other major types of commercially grown beans are the runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) and the broad bean (Vicia faba). Beans are grown on every continent except Antarctica. Worldwide, 27 million tonnes of dried and 24 million tonnes of green beans were grown in 2016. In 2016, Myanmar was the largest producer of dried beans, while China produced 79% of the world's total of green beans. The wild P. vulgaris is native to the Americas. It was originally believed that it had been domesticated separately in Mesoamerica and in the southern Andes region, giving the domesticated bean two gene pools. However, recent genetic analyses show that it was actually domesticated in Mesoamerica first, and traveled south, probably along with squash and maize (corn). The three Mesoamerican crops constitute the "Three Sisters" central to indigenous North American agriculture.The common bean arrived in Europe as part of the Columbian exchange. In 1528, the pope, Giulio de' Medici, received some white beans, which thrived. Five years later, he gave a bag of beans as a present to his niece, Catherine, on her wedding to Prince Henri of France, along with the county of the Lauragais, whose county town is Castelnaudary, now synonymous with the white bean dish of cassoulet.

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1. Common Bean

   Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean, French bean, bush bean, or pole bean, is a herbaceous annual plant, grown worldwide for its edible beans, used both dry and green. The leaf is occasionally used as a leaf vegetable, and the straw is used for fodder. Botanically, with other species of the bean genus, it is classified into legumes family, so they acquire their nitrogen through an association with rhizobia: species of nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The common bean is a highly variable species with a long history of cultivation. All of the wild members of the species have a climbing habit, but there are many cultivated varieties, classified into bush and pole varieties. The other major types of commercially-grown bean are the runner beans and the broad bean. Production of beans is well-distributed worldwide, with countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, South and North America all among the top bean growers. Brazil and India are the largest producers of dry beans while China produces, by far, the largest quantity of green beans. 23 million tonnes of dry common beans and 17.1 million tonnes of green beans were grown worldwide in 2010.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of common bean in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of common bean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Common_Bean
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Bean
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=common bean