Difference between revisions of "Glossary"
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*'''Horticultural'''-- New England term for a bean eaten in both the shelly and dry stages | *'''Horticultural'''-- New England term for a bean eaten in both the shelly and dry stages | ||
| − | *'''Shelly'''-- beans eaten at the stage where they're mostly but not all the way mature, so they're still soft-ish and full of moisture, and often not fully pigmented. The bean equivalent of garden/English/shelling peas. | + | *'''Shelly, Shell, or Shelling'''-- beans eaten at the stage where they're mostly but not all the way mature, so they're still soft-ish and full of moisture, and often not fully pigmented. The bean equivalent of garden/English/shelling peas. |
*'''SSE'''-- abbrevation of Seed Savers Exchange. | *'''SSE'''-- abbrevation of Seed Savers Exchange. | ||
Revision as of 09:55, 7 April 2013
- Hilum-- the scar on a seed at the spot where it used to be attached to the pod (like the botanical equivalent of a belly button). Sometimes called the "eye."
- Horticultural-- New England term for a bean eaten in both the shelly and dry stages
- Shelly, Shell, or Shelling-- beans eaten at the stage where they're mostly but not all the way mature, so they're still soft-ish and full of moisture, and often not fully pigmented. The bean equivalent of garden/English/shelling peas.
- SSE-- abbrevation of Seed Savers Exchange.
