English

Castanospermum australe, potted

Noun

black bean ‎(countable and uncountable, plural black beans)

1. A bean plant with black seeds.
2. A dried seed of a black bean plant.
3. A dried black seed of certain varieties of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris.
4. A fermented soybean, used in Asian cooking.
5. An Australian tree (Castanospermum australe), also called Moreton Bay chestnut.

Synonyms

• (black seed of variety of common bean): black turtle bean

See also

• chestnut