Definition of phaseolus Phaseolus

We found 4 definitions of phaseolus from 4 different sources.

What does phaseolus mean?

Noun
phaseolus - herbs of warm regions including most American beans
		genus Phaseolus
		rosid dicot genus a genus of dicotyledonous plants
		papilionoideae, subfamily papilionoideae alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
		common bean plant, phaseolus vulgaris, common bean any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
		frijol, frijole, kidney bean Mexican bean; usually dried
		green bean immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable
		wax bean snap beans with yellow pods
		lima bean plant, phaseolus limensis, lima bean broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw
		butter-bean plant, phaseolus lunatus, butter bean, sieva bean, lima bean small flat green bean similar to lima beans