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desert bean

desert bean noun: a wild plant of species Phaseolus filiformis, with edible beans, native to arid regions in northern Mexico and the southwestern US.

Noun

desert bean (plural desert beans)

  1. (US) A wild plant of species Phaseolus filiformis, with edible beans, native to arid regions in northern Mexico and the southwestern US.

Forms of desert bean

pluraldesert beans

Questions about desert bean

What does desert bean mean?
Desert bean means a wild plant of species Phaseolus filiformis, with edible beans, native to arid regions in northern Mexico and the southwestern US.
What part of speech is desert bean?
Desert bean is a noun.
What is the plural of desert bean?
The plural of desert bean is desert beans.

Words near desert bean in the dictionary

  1. deserosalization
  2. deserpidine
  3. desert
  4. desert apricot
  5. desert apricots
  6. desert bean
  7. desert beans
  8. desert bloom
  9. desert blooms
  10. desert blue
  11. desert blues

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