black bean

noun

A bean plant with black seeds.

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black turtle beanMoreton Bay chestnutturtle bean
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Meanings

nounblack bean (countable and uncountable, plural black beans)

plural black beans

  1. countableuncountableA bean plant with black seeds.
  2. countableuncountableA dried seed of a black bean plant.
  3. countableuncountableA dried black seed of certain varieties of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).

    Synonyms: black turtle bean

  4. countableuncountableA fermented soybean, used in Asian cooking.
  5. countableuncountableAn Australian tree of the species Castanospermum australe.

    Synonyms: Moreton Bay chestnut

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dried black seed of certain varieties of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).

Similar
black turtle bean

nounAn Australian tree of the species Castanospermum australe.

Similar
Moreton Bay chestnut

More synonyms by meaning

nounblack-seeded bean of South America; usually dried

Similar
turtle bean
Broader
common bean
Also see
moreton bay chestnutturtle bean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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“black bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black bean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bean.

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