tepary bean
noun
te·pa·ry bean
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Definition of tepary bean
: an annual twining bean (Phaseolus acutifolius var. latifolius) that is native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico and is cultivated for its roundish white, yellow, brown, or bluish-black edible seeds
also
: the seed
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Ramona Farms grows three different types of tepary beans, Velvet said. — Shondiin Silversmith, azcentral, "'Rarest ingredients in the world': Chef works with Native farm for indigenous dinner," 4 July 2019 Gepts stepped over to a row of scraggly-looking tepary beans and cracked open a pod. — Junot DÃaz, The New Yorker, "The Hunt for Mexico’s Heirloom Beans," 17 Apr. 2018 New world beans include Phaseolus vulgaris encompassing 4.000 cultivars of true beans of many colors; P. lunatus are lima beans; P. coccineus runner beans, and tepary beans (P. acutifolius. — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Like beans? Here’s a rundown on how to grow them | Idaho Statesman," 14 Mar. 2018 The seed bank has cataloged, propagated and conserved ancient vegetable varieties from rare chiles to umpteen varieties of tepary beans. — Elaine Glusac, chicagotribune.com, "Tucson chefs find tasty ways to honor 'City of Gastronomy' tradition," 7 Feb. 2018 Ramona Farms grows three different types of tepary beans, Velvet said. — Shondiin Silversmith, azcentral, "'Rarest ingredients in the world': Chef works with Native farm for indigenous dinner," 4 July 2019 Gepts stepped over to a row of scraggly-looking tepary beans and cracked open a pod. — Junot DÃaz, The New Yorker, "The Hunt for Mexico’s Heirloom Beans," 17 Apr. 2018 New world beans include Phaseolus vulgaris encompassing 4.000 cultivars of true beans of many colors; P. lunatus are lima beans; P. coccineus runner beans, and tepary beans (P. acutifolius. — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Like beans? Here’s a rundown on how to grow them | Idaho Statesman," 14 Mar. 2018 Kai Three Sisters Smoked ocean trout with black tepary bean miso, huitlacoche chumeith and pickled squash. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "Here are the best dishes of the 2018 Devour Culinary Classic," 4 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tepary bean.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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