Noun common bean has 2 senses
  1. common bean, common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris - the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods
    --1 is a kind of bean, bean plant
    --1 is a member of Phaseolus, genus Phaseolus
    --1 has parts: common bean
    --1 has particulars: kidney bean, frijol, frijole; green bean; wax bean
  2. common bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
    --2 is a kind of
    bean, edible bean
    --2 is a part of common bean, common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris
    --2 has particulars:
     kidney bean; navy bean, pea bean, white bean; pinto bean; frijole; black bean, turtle bean; fresh bean; flageolet, haricot
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