phaseolus

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English

Phaseolus coccineus vaisius, a phaseolus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phaseolus.

Noun

phaseolus (plural phaseoli)

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

References

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Diminutive of phasēlus.

Pronunciation

Noun

phaseolus m (genitive phaseolī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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

Descendants

Borrowings

References

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