Synonyms and antonyms of Beans, lentils and peas in British Thesaurus

aduki bean (noun)

a small dark red bean

adzuki bean (noun)

an aduki bean

bean (noun)

a seed of various plants that is cooked and eaten. There are many different types of beans, for example kidney beans, soya beans, and green beans.

bean (noun)

a dried bean that you grind (=make into a powder) and use to make drinks such as coffee and cocoa

bean curd (noun)

a soft white food made from soya beans

bean sprouts (noun)

the young stems growing from the seeds of a bean plant that are eaten as food

black-eyed bean (noun)

British a small bean with a black spot

broad bean (noun)

British a large flat bean with a pale green skin

butter bean (noun)

a large pale yellow bean that you sometimes buy in a dried form and then cook in water

chickpea (noun)

a round yellow-brown seed that can be cooked and eaten

cocoa bean (noun)

the seed of the cacao tree that is crushed to make cocoa

cocoa butter (noun)

a type of fat made from cocoa beans and used in making chocolate, cosmetics, and soap

coffee (noun)

the crushed beans that you use to make coffee

coffee bean (noun)

a brown seed that is roasted and crushed to make coffee

edamame (noun)

a young soya bean, grown mainly in China and Japan and usually cooked with its pod still on

fava bean (noun)

American a broad bean

French bean (noun)

British a long thin green bean that is eaten whole

green bean (noun)

a long thin green vegetable that grows on a tall climbing plant

haricot (noun)

a small white bean that you usually buy in dried form and cook in water

kidney bean (noun)

a red bean eaten as a vegetable

legume (noun)

a seed such as a pea or bean that grows in a pod

lentil (noun)

a round flat seed that you boil before you eat it. You normally buy lentils in dried form.

lima bean (noun)

a flat pale green bean that is grown in North and South America

mangetout (noun)

British a small flat green vegetable with very small seeds inside. It is a type of pea and you can eat its skin.

mung bean (noun)

a small round green bean, usually used for producing a bean sprout

mushy peas (noun)

British peas that are boiled until they are very soft, eaten as a vegetable, especially in northern England

pea (noun)

a very small round green vegetable that grows in a long narrow pod

pinto bean (noun)

a small bean with brown spots that you can cook and eat

pulses (noun)

seeds that you can cook and eat, for example beans, lentils, and peas

runner bean (noun)

British a long green bean that grows on a tall climbing plant and is cooked and eaten

snow pea (noun)

American a mangetout

soy (noun)

a soya bean

soya bean (noun)

the seed of a plant, used for making food and oil

soybean (noun)

American a soya bean

split pea (noun)

a dried pea that has been divided in half

sprouts (noun)

American bean sprouts

string bean (noun)

British a runner bean

string bean (noun)

American a green bean