black bean

a black variety of kidney bean, used in Latin American cookery.
a black soybean, fermented and used in Asian cookery.

Origin of black bean

1790–95

Words nearby black bean

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Example sentences from the Web for black bean

  • “Oh—ah, very likely,” replied the Baron, as he received a wooden basin of black-bean broth.

    The Dragon of Wantley |Owen Wister

British Dictionary definitions for black bean

black bean

noun

an Australian leguminous tree, Castanospermum australe, having thin smooth bark and yellow or reddish flowers: used in furniture manufacture Also called: Moreton Bay chestnut