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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Chili beans are often just kidney beans with spices.
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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
All of them put forth the essentials: kidney beans, Andouille sausage, the sacred trinity of onions, celery and green pepper.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Most bean types, such as black beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, and soybeans, provide at least 15 grams of protein per cup.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 21 Jan. 2025
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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
All of them put forth the essentials: kidney beans, Andouille sausage, the sacred trinity of onions, celery and green pepper.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Most bean types, such as black beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, and soybeans, provide at least 15 grams of protein per cup.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Kidney bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kidney%20bean. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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