Kidney bean of the Southwest

• The common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (cx in Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies English) Any cultivated bean of the genus ''Phaseolus'', especially the black seed of a variety of ''Phaseolus vulgaris''. 2 (cx in Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) [syn: kidney bean , frijole ] [also: frijoles (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Frijol \Fri"jol\, Frijole \Fri"jole\, n.; pl. Frijoles . Also Frejol \Fre"jol\ [Sp. fr['i]jol, fr['e]jol.] In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus , esp. the black seed of a variety ...