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The common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is an herbaceous annual plant domesticated independently in ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes, and now grown worldwide for its edible bean, popular both dry and as a green bean. The pinto bean (Spanish: frijol pinto, literally painted bean) is named for its mottled skin, hence it is a type of mottled bean.