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jack bean

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
jack- bean
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Canavalia ensiformis of annual plants from Central America grown for theirs large, slightly toxic, but edible bean-like pods.

noun

Any plant in the genus Canavalia.

Inflected Forms

jack beans (plural) jackbean (alternative) jack-bean (alternative)

Phrases

Brazilian jackbean Kauai jackbean lavafield jackbean Makaha Valley jackbean Molokai jackbean obliqueseeded jackbean silky jackbean sword jackbean

Synonyms

giant stock bean horse bean sword bean wonder bean canavalia ensiformis

Questions

What does jack bean mean?
Any member of the species Canavalia ensiformis of annual plants from Central America grown for theirs large, slightly toxic, but edible bean-like pods.

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