Phaseolus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phaseolus \Pha*se"o*lus\, prop. n. [L.] (Bot.)
     A genus of leguminous plants, including the Lima bean, the
     kidney bean, the scarlet runner, etc. See {Bean}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Phaseolus
       n : herbs of warm regions including most American beans [syn: {genus
           Phaseolus}]