Definition of "black bean" []

• Any of various black-colored beans, especially: (noun)
• A small black bean having cream-colored flesh and a sweet flavor, used in southern and Latin-American cuisine. Also called turtle bean. (noun)
• A fermented black soybean having a pungent salty flavor, preserved in salt and used in Asian cuisine. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "When Johnny drops his black bean soup on the floor, it goes “kershplat” and Mommy scurries about yammering unintelligibly while she wipes his beautiful pièce de résistance off the floor."
• "Guiltless Gourmet makes delicious black bean dips, and you can make your own dip by mixing nonfat yogurt with lemon juice, thyme, oregano, parsley, and pepper."
• "Honorable Goldtooth has ordered a morsel or two to whet your appetite: quick fried prawns with peapods, shredded beef in black bean sauce, some deep-fried dumplings Shanghai style, quick fried vegetables spiced with Szechuan cabbage and tangy Ch'iang Pao chicken. ""