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bean family

bean family noun: synonym of Fabaceae.

Noun

bean family (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of Fabaceae.
    • The bean family is a surprisingly large one. Not only are there several dozen varieties of the commercial bean but there are a large number of seeds which are miscalled beans but which do not belong to the true bean family.1926 Feb, The Packing House News, volume V, page 5
    Synonyms:
    Fabaceae

Synonyms of bean family

  • Fabaceae

Questions about bean family

What does bean family mean?
Bean family means synonym of Fabaceae.
What part of speech is bean family?
Bean family is a noun.

Words near bean family in the dictionary

  1. bean curves
  2. bean dip
  3. bean dips
  4. bean eater
  5. bean eaters
  6. bean family
  7. bean feast
  8. bean feasts
  9. bean flicker
  10. bean flickers
  11. bean flicking

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