pea bean
English edit
Etymology edit
From its size.
Noun edit
- Various varieties of Phaseolus vulgaris (common beans that can be eaten as string beans or cooked from dried beans).
- A very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean.
- A bicoloured (red-brown and white) bean found in Britain.
- The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata).