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The word 'bean', for the Old World vegetable, existed in Old English, [3] long before the New World genus Phaseolus was known in Europe. With the Columbian exchange of domestic plants between Europe and the Americas, use of the word was extended to pod-borne seeds of Phaseolus, such as the common bean and the runner bean, and the related genus Vigna.
The FAO recognizes 11 primary pulses, excluding green vegetable legumes (e.g. green peas) and legumes used mainly for oil extraction (e.g., soybeans and groundnuts) or used only as seed (e.g., clover and alfalfa). [6] Dry beans (FAOSTAT code 0176, Phaseolus spp. including several species now in Vigna)
All of the flowers in an inflorescence open at once. In the Faboideae, the flowers are zygomorphic, and have a specialized structure. The upper petal, called the banner or standard, is large and envelops the rest of the petals in bud, often reflexing when the flower blooms. The two adjacent petals, the wings, surround the two bottom petals.
The legal definition of a vegetable versus a fruit — at least in the United States — was determined during a 19th century US Supreme Court case that concluded that the tomato is a vegetable.
This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. "Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts. Edible fungi are not included in this list.
The court essentially ruled that tomatoes and beans, including green beans, are used in dinner recipes and therefore constitute a vegetable, while fruits are typically used as a dessert.
First flower buds enlarged 59: First petals visible, flowers still closed 6: Flowering: 60: First flowers open (sporadically within the population) 61: Beginning of flowering: 10% of flowers open 1. Beginning of flowering 2. 62: 20% of flowers open 1: 63: 30% of flowers open 1: 64: 40% of flowers open 1: 65: Full flowering: 50% of flowers open ...
First flowers open (sporadically) 61: Beginning of flowering: 10% of flowers open 62: 20% of flowers open 63: 30% of flowers open 64: 40% of flowers open 65: Full flowering: 50% of flowers open 67: Flowering finishing: majority of petals fallen or dry 69: End of flowering 7: Development of fruit 71: First fruits formed 72: 20% of fruits have ...