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    BEANS

    Feb 04, 2020 2 minutes
    Words by Jude and Michel Fanton

    The ‘common bean’ Phaseolus vulgaris – phaseolus being Greek for bean and vulgaris Greek for common – covers both green beans (French beans) and dried beans such as pinto, navy, kidney and borlotti.

    ORIGIN

    Although there are records of bean cultivation in Mexico in 4000 BCE, the plants seem to have originated from the temperate regions

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