shellbeans

noun

UK /ˈʃelbiːnz/

US /ˈʃelbiːnz/

Shellbeans are beans that you take out of their pods before you cook and eat them.

Grandma picked a basket of shellbeans from the garden and cooked them with onions.

SYNONYMS

shelled beans podded beans fresh beans string beans

RELATED WORDS

pods legumes black-eyed peas lima beans harvest

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Beans of the family Fabaceae that are removed from their pods and eaten as a vegetable.

The market sold shellbeans, okra, and sweet corn.

3. A dish made from such beans, often stewed or simmered.

We had shellbeans and rice for dinner.

4. The seeds of certain bean plants, such as lima beans or black-eyed peas, used as food.

She froze the shellbeans so they would last through winter.