Pea bean

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Pea beans are several types of common food plants producing

beans
:

  • Pea bean may refer to a variety of edible
    haricot beans
    .
  • In the US, pea bean or white pea beans is also used to describe small white common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). The term may be used for
    navy beans, which came from the fact that the U.S. Navy relied heavily on these to feed sailors in the 19th century.[4] These beans are considered to be healthy and are often used in pies and soups.[4]
  • The same name is used for
    Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis, also called yard-long bean and cowpea.[5]

References

  1. ^ Gerard's Herbal 1597 -p.1040 -"The party coloured kidney bean of Egypt Phaseolus Aegypticus
  2. ^ a b "Know your vegetables - Pea bean". www.knowyourvegetables.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
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  4. ^ a b Harrison, Paul (2016-05-03). "A Guide To The Beans You Need To Know (And Cook)". Food Republic. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  5. ^ "Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 27 June 2015.