noun
bean plant remnants; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
Refers to the leftover stalks, pods, and husks after harvesting beans; often used in agricultural or cooking contexts.
豆殻は畑の肥料として使われる。
Bean plant remnants are used as fertilizer in the fields.
豆殻を乾燥させてから、家畜の餌に混ぜる。
After drying the beanstalks and pods, they are mixed into livestock feed.
Compound of 豆 (まめ, 'bean') and 殻 (から, 'husk/shell'), with rendaku voicing of から to がら. The spelling 豆幹 uses 幹 ('trunk/stem') to emphasize the stalk portion, while 萁 is a classical Chinese character for bean stalks.