pea bean

English

Etymology

From its size.

Noun

pea bean (plural pea beans)

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