bush bean

Other forms: bush beans

Definitions of bush bean

1. noun

   a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports
   types:

   Phaseolus vulgaris, common bean, common bean plant

   the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods

   frijol, frijole, kidney bean

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

   green bean

   a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods

   wax bean

   a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod

   type of:

   bean, bean plant

   any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods