black bean

noun

1. a black variety of kidney bean, used in Latin American cooking.
2. a black soybean, fermented and used in Asian cooking.

black bean

noun

1. an Australian leguminous tree, Castanospermum australe , having thin smooth bark and yellow or reddish flowers: used in furniture manufacture Also calledMoreton Bay chestnut

Word History and Origins

Origin of black bean¹

First recorded in 1790–95