Note, this is botanically incorrect. Leguminous plants, as compared to angiosperms generally (and most starkly when compared to those with pericarpal fruits),

Note, this is botanically incorrect. Leguminous plants, as compared to angiosperms generally (and most starkly when compared to those with pericarpal fruits), may have differential edibility: that is, beans are not the fruit; the seed pod is the fruit (i.e. the mature ovary of the flower), and beans are an edible seed contained within the pod. Some legumes with edible pods (notably phaseolus vulgaris, the "green bean" or haricot verts) are known as beans in the culinary vernacular, but this is solely by common name, and does not hold up to anatomical scrutiny. Regular correspondents to this forum may also encounter Java beans, but be warned that their palatability is disputed, and ungoverned use, particularly in their enterprise form, can lead to buildup of toxic and irrevocable technical debt.