black bean

== English == === Noun === black bean (countable and uncountable, plural black beans) A bean plant with black seeds. A dried seed of a black bean plant. A dried black seed of certain varieties of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Synonym: black turtle bean A fermented soybean, used in Asian cooking. An Australian tree of the species Castanospermum australe. Synonym: Moreton Bay chestnut === See also === === Further reading === black bean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Phaseolus vulgaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Castanospermum australe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies