Definition of Phaseolus lunatus

1. Noun. Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Phaseolus Lunatus

Pharisæans
Pharmageddon
Pharomacrus
Pharomacrus mocino
Pharsalus
Phascogale
Phascolarctos
Phascolarctos cinereus
Phaseolus aconitifolius
Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius
Phaseolus angularis
Phaseolus aureus
Phaseolus caracalla
Phaseolus coccineus
Phaseolus limensis
Phaseolus lunatus (current term)
Phaseolus multiflorus
Phaseolus vulgaris
Phasianidae
Phasianus
Phasianus colchicus
Phasis
Phasmatidae
Phasmatodea
Phasmida
Phasmidae
Phasmidia
Phe
Phebe
Phecda

Literary usage of Phaseolus lunatus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"Phaseolus lunatus var. 1. Sieva: pole and bush forms var. 2. ... Freeman in the Standard Cyclopedia gives the following: Phaseolus lunatus, Sieva or small ..."

2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1884)
"THE pois d'Achery (Phaseolus lunatus, Linn.) is a species of kidney-bean, cultivated in Mauritius, and used as an occasional article of dietary by the lower ..."

3. Annual Report (1910)
"Phaseolus lunatus, L.1 (SMALL OR SIEVA LIMA) Linnaeus believed that this bean came originally from Bengal, but it is now believed to be of tropical American ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"Studies on edible and poisonous beans of the Lima type (Phaseolus lunatus) : A. ... of poisonous and edible beans of the Lima type, Phaseolus lunatus. ..."

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