pea bean

noun

A very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean.

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Meanings

nounpea bean (plural pea beans)

plural pea beans

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwhite-seeded bean; usually dried

Similar
navy beanwhite bean
Broader
common bean
Also see
asparagus beanharicot beannavy beanwhite bean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From its size.

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APA

pea bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pea%20bean

MLA

“pea bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pea%20bean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pea bean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pea%20bean.

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