phasel

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noun

The French bean, or kidney bean.

OriginLatin phaselus ← Ancient Greek φάσηλος →
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Meanings

nounphasel (plural phasels)

plural phasels

  1. obsoleteThe French bean, or kidney bean.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφάσηλος“a kind of bean”
  2. Latinphaselus
  3. Englishphasel

From Latin phaselus, phaseolus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos, “a kind of bean”). Compare French phaséole, faséole, English fesels.

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APA

phasel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phasel

MLA

“phasel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phasel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phasel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phasel.

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