common bean plant com·mon·beanp·lant uncommon noun 1. the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods Synonymscommon beancommon bean plantPhaseolus vulgaris Related words Broader terms bean Narrower terms kidney beangreen beanwax bean Parts Phaseolus Part of common bean WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
