Black-bean
a black variety of kidney bean, used in Latin American cookery.
a black soybean, fermented and used in Asian cookery.
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The Dragon of Wantley Owen Wister
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an Australian leguminous tree, Castanospermum australe, having thin smooth bark and yellow or reddish flowers: used in furniture manufacture Also called Moreton Bay chestnut
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