kidney bean
noun
1
: an edible and nutritious usually kidney-shaped seed of any of various cultivated beans of the common species (Phaseolus vulgaris)
especially
: a large dark red kidney bean
2
: a plant bearing kidney beans
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In fact, a can of chili beans is often made with kidney beans or pinto beans.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Kill City Chili Curry powder is the stealth ingredient in this beef and kidney bean chili from ’90s cult teen magazine Sassy, of all places.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
Chili beans are often just kidney beans with spices.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Our ranking in specific crops: No. 1 in sugar beets, oats, wild rice and red kidney beans,
No. 2 in sweetcorn and green peas.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2024
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Kill City Chili Curry powder is the stealth ingredient in this beef and kidney bean chili from ’90s cult teen magazine Sassy, of all places.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
Chili beans are often just kidney beans with spices.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Our ranking in specific crops: No. 1 in sugar beets, oats, wild rice and red kidney beans,
No. 2 in sweetcorn and green peas.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Kidney bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kidney%20bean. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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