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phaseolus

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See also: Phaseolus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phaseolus.

Noun

phaseolus (plural phaseoli)

  1. any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas

References

Latin

Alternative forms

  • faseolus

Etymology

    Diminutive of phasēlus.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    phaseolus m (genitive phaseolī); second declension

    1. A type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity: cowpea, New Latin: kidney bean.

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

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    Borrowings

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