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Phaseolus


Pha-se′o-lus

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p
rop.
Noun.
[L.]
(Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants, including the Lima bean, the kidney bean, the scarlet runner, etc. See
Bean
.

Definition 2024


Phaseolus

Phaseolus

See also: phaseolus

Translingual

Proper noun

Phaseolus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – plants that include those that produce a large variety of edible beans and bean pods..

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

phaseolus

phaseolus

See also: Phaseolus

English

Noun

phaseolus (plural phaseoli)

  1. any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas

See also


Latin

Alternative forms

  • faseolus

Etymology

Diminutive of phasēlus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰaˈse.o.lus/, [pʰaˈse.ɔ.ɫʊs]

Noun

phaseolus m (genitive phaseolī); second declension

  1. A type of bean with an edible pod; kidney bean.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative phaseolus phaseolī
genitive phaseolī phaseolōrum
dative phaseolō phaseolīs
accusative phaseolum phaseolōs
ablative phaseolō phaseolīs
vocative phaseole phaseolī

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