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Definition of Haricot

1. Noun. A French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans.

2. Noun. A French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried.

Definition of Haricot

1. n. A ragout or stew of meat with beans and other vegetables.

Definition of Haricot

1. Noun. A common bean. ¹

2. Noun. A stew of lamb and vegetables. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Haricot

1. the seed of various string beans [n -S]

Medical Definition of Haricot

1. 1. A ragout or stew of meat with beans and other vegetables. 2. The ripe seeds, or the unripe pod, of the common string bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), used as a vegetable. Other species of the same genus furnish different kinds of haricots. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haricot

harelipped harelips harem haremlik haremlike harems hares harewood harewoods harfang

hari-kari hariana harianas haricot (current term) haricot bean haricot beans haricot vert haricots haricots verts haridashi

harier harigals harijans harikari harikatha harim harimanage harims

Literary usage of Haricot

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

1. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1841)
"in the prison at Clairvaux, at the period when the potato begins to germinate, it is stopped as an article of food for the prisoners, and haricot beans are ..."

2. Social Life in the Insect World by Jean-Henri Fabre, Bernard Miall (1916)
"THE haricot-WEEVIL IF there is one vegetable on earth that more than any other is a gift of the gods, it is the haricot bean. It has all the virtues : it ..."

3. Kettner's Book of the Table: A Manual of Cookery, Practical, Theoretical by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1877)
"The word was twisted about on the German frontier till it came back to France unrecognisable—as haricot. Five centuries ago the French adopted this odd new ..."

4. May Byron's Vegetable Book: Containing Over 750 Recipes for the Cooking and by May Clarissa Gillington Byron (1916)
"haricot BEANS BOILED, No. 2 Soak all night; boil in plenty of boiling water and salt for several ... Butter beans may be treated as above. 47. haricot BEANS ..."

5. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1904)
"haricot BEANS. In a paper read before the French Association for the Advancement of Science at the Angers Meeting. August. 1903. ..."

6. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science, Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1866)
"eaten there, like the haricot with us. The Duii- ••r.<V«i», is eaten in China, and is stored up as a provision for long voyages. ..."

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