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jack beans

jack beans is the plural of jack bean.

Meaning of jack bean

Noun

jack bean (plural jack beans)

  1. Any member of the species Canavalia ensiformis of annual plants from Central America grown for theirs large, slightly toxic, but edible bean-like pods.
  2. Any plant in the genus Canavalia.

Questions about jack beans

What is jack beans the plural of?
Jack beans is the plural of jack bean.

Words near jack beans in the dictionary

  1. jack around
  2. Jack ashore
  3. Jack ashores
  4. Jack at a pinch
  5. jack bean
  6. jack beans
  7. Jack Benny
  8. jack block
  9. jack blocks
  10. jack boot
  11. jack booted

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