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Phaseolus vulgaris

noun

The common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods. Synonyms: common bean, common bean plant.

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Etymology of 'Phaseolus vulgaris'

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"Phaseolus vulgaris" Quotes from Famous Books

... hereafter see a tendril-bearing Passiflora revolving more rapidly. A shoot of the Akebia quinata made a revolution in 1 hr. 30 m., and three revolutions at the average rate of 1 hr. 38 m.; a Convolvulus made two revolutions at the average of 1 hr. 42 m., and Phaseolus vulgaris three at the average of 1 hr. 57 m. On the other hand, some plants take 24 hrs. for a single revolution, and the Adhadota sometimes required 48 hrs.; yet this latter plant is an efficient twiner. Species of the same genus move at different rates. ...

— The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants • Charles Darwin

Words linked to "Phaseolus vulgaris" : bush bean, wax bean, kidney bean, genus Phaseolus, common bean plant, green bean, Phaseolus, frijol, common bean, frijole