(according to oxford):
a plant or part of a plant used as food
(according to webster):
a usually herbaceous plant (such as the cabbage, bean, or potato) grown for an edible part that is usually eaten as part of a meal
(according to dictionary.com)
any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food
Which should include beans, chickpeas, peanuts, nuts, fruit, grains, etc.
If the question was about something else, maybe they should have used the words that mean what they want to ask instead?
(according to oxford):
a plant or part of a plant used as food
(according to webster):
a usually herbaceous plant (such as the cabbage, bean, or potato) grown for an edible part that is usually eaten as part of a meal
(according to dictionary.com)
any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food
Which should include beans, chickpeas, peanuts, nuts, fruit, grains, etc.
If the question was about something else, maybe they should have used the words that mean what they want to ask instead?