A bean of such a plant, varying in size, shape and especially color.
An herbaceous annual plant (Phaseolus vulgaris), grown for its edible bean.
A seed of this plant; the chickpea.
An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.