navy bean

noun

: a small, usually oval, white kidney bean : haricot

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Beans Black, pinto, kidney, and navy beans provide a good amount of phosphorus.25 For example, half a cup of black and kidney beans provides roughly 140 mg of phosphorus.2627 12. Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025 White beans: 71 mg per half-cup Like other bean varieties, white beans—which include fiber-rich navy beans, butter beans, cannellini beans, and Great Northern beans—are absolutely jam-packed with nutrients, including calcium. Caroline Tien, SELF, 19 Feb. 2025 Cooked pinto beans had the most protein, while cooked navy beans had the most fiber. Merve Ceylan, Health, 11 Feb. 2025 Notable high-oxalate foods include spinach, beets, chocolate, rhubarb, almonds, and navy beans. Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for navy bean

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of navy bean was in 1833

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“Navy bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navy%20bean. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

navy bean

noun
: a kidney bean grown especially for its small white seeds that are valuable as food
also : its seed
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