sieva bean

sieva bean

[see-vuh] .

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; perhaps alteration of seewee or sewee bean, probably after the Sewee, an extinct American Indian tribe of E South Carolina
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Sieva bean is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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sieva bean

noun
1. bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds 
2. small flat green bean similar to lima beans 
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