black bean

noun5

1. •
   A dried seed of a black bean plant.
2. •
   A dried black seed of certain varieties of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).
3. •
   A fermented soybean, used in Asian cooking.
4. •
   A bean plant with black seeds.
5. •
   An Australian tree of the species Castanospermum australe.