haricot bean

English

Wikispecies

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
2. The bean of this plant.

Synonyms

• navy bean, haricot, pearl haricot bean, boston bean, white pea bean, pea bean