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English *noun*: shell bean
1.	shell bean (plant) a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod
		Synonyms	shell bean plant
		Broader (hypernym)	bean, bean plant
		Narrower (hyponym)	broad bean, broad-bean, broad-bean plant, butter bean, butter-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, lima bean, lima bean, lima bean plant, Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius, Phaseolus limensis, Phaseolus lunatus, sieva bean, tepary bean, Vicia faba
		Part holonym	shell bean

2.	shell bean (food) unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking
		Broader (hypernym)	fresh bean
		Narrower (hyponym)	broad bean, butter bean, butterbean, civet bean, fava bean, green soybean, lima bean, sieva bean
		Part meronym	shell bean, shell bean plant

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