pea bean

noun4

1. •
   Various varieties of Phaseolus vulgaris (common beans that can be eaten as string beans or cooked from dried beans).
2. •
   A very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean.
3. •
   A bicoloured (red-brown and white) bean found in Britain.
4. •
   The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata).