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Interesting facts about beans (INTERDISCIPLINARY MEGATHREAD) (mander.xyz)
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[–] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

All of these beans are members of the Phaseolus genus (family = Fabaceae).

The "common bean" is called the Phaseolus vulgaris, because it's a bit vulgar.