bean | | |
n. (food) | 1. bean, edible bean | any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food. |
| ~ legume | the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils). |
| ~ goa bean | Old World tropical bean. |
| ~ common bean | any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried. |
| ~ soya, soya bean, soybean, soy | the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein). |
| ~ bean plant, bean | any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods. |
n. (plant) | 2. bean | any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans. |
| ~ coumara nut, tonka bean | fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla. |
| ~ algarobilla, algarrobilla, algarroba | mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing. |
| ~ calabar bean, ordeal bean | dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft. |
| ~ divi-divi | twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin. |
| ~ algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod | long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute. |
| ~ soy, soya bean, soybean | a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food. |
| ~ broad bean, fava bean, horsebean | seed of the broad-bean plant. |
| ~ seed | a small hard fruit. |
n. (plant) | 3. bean, bean plant | any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods. |
| ~ bean, edible bean | any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food. |
| ~ fabaceae, family fabaceae, family leguminosae, legume family, leguminosae, pea family | a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae. |
| ~ legume, leguminous plant | an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae. |
| ~ bush bean | a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports. |
| ~ pole bean | a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis. |
| ~ shell bean, shell bean plant | a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod. |
n. (body) | 4. attic, bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle | informal terms for a human head. |
| ~ human head | the head of a human being. |
v. (contact) | 5. bean | hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball. |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
common bean | | |
n. (plant) | 1. common bean, common bean plant, phaseolus vulgaris | the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods. |
| ~ common bean | any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried. |
| ~ genus phaseolus, phaseolus | herbs of warm regions including most American beans. |
| ~ bush bean | a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports. |
| ~ frijol, frijole, kidney bean | the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans). |
| ~ green bean | a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods. |
| ~ wax bean | a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod. |
n. (food) | 2. common bean | any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried. |
| ~ bean, edible bean | any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food. |
| ~ kidney bean | large dark red bean; usually dried. |
| ~ navy bean, pea bean, white bean | white-seeded bean; usually dried. |
| ~ pinto bean | mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States; usually dried. |
| ~ frijole | Mexican bean; usually dried. |
| ~ black bean, turtle bean | black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried. |
| ~ fresh bean | beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried. |
| ~ flageolet, haricot | a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried. |
| ~ common bean, common bean plant, phaseolus vulgaris | the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods. |
Phaseolus vulgaris | | |
snap bean | | |
n. (food) | 1. snap, snap bean | tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections. |
| ~ green bean | immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable. |
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