See also: Phaseolus

English

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Phaseolus coccineus vaisius, a phaseolus.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin phaseolus.

Noun

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phaseolus (plural phaseoli)

  1. any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Diminutive of phasēlus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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phaseolus m (genitive phaseolī); second declension

  1. A type of bean with an edible pod; in Antiquity: cowpea, New Latin: kidney bean.

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative phaseolus phaseolī
Genitive phaseolī phaseolōrum
Dative phaseolō phaseolīs
Accusative phaseolum phaseolōs
Ablative phaseolō phaseolīs
Vocative phaseole phaseolī

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