Phaseolus

See also: phaseolus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin phaseolus.

Proper noun

Phaseolus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – plants, native to the Americas, that include those that produce a large variety of edible beans and bean pods.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Phaseoleae - tribe; Phaseolinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean, French bean, black bean, kidney bean, pinto bean, green bean, navy bean); Phaseolus angustissimus (slimleaf bean), Phaseolus filiformis (slimjim bean), Phaseolus lunatus (lima bean, butter bean), Phaseolus maculatus (spotted bean), Phaseolus polystachios (thicket bean, wild kidney bean), Phaseolus ritensis (Santa Rita Mountain bean), Phaseolus acutifolius (tepary bean), Phaseolus coccineus (runner bean), Phaseolus dumosus (year bean),; for other species see Phaseolus on WikipediaWikipedia or Phaseolus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Phaseolus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phaseolus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phaseolus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Phaseolus at USDA Plants database