bean

[Bean]

A bean is a seed you can eat. You might love garbanzo beans but detest large, green lima beans.

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A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.

Noun
informal terms for a human head

Noun
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae

Noun
any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods

Noun
any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans

Verb
hit on the head, esp. with a pitched baseball

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n.
A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.

n.
The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.

Bean

Bean , n. [OE. bene, AS.be'a0n; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. pna, Icel. baun, Dan. b'94nne, Sw. b'94na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs. &hand; The origin and classification of many kinds are still doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and China bean, included in Dolichos Sinensis; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, D. Lablab; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in Phaseolus vulgaris; the lower bush bean, Ph. vulgaris, variety nanus; Lima bean, Ph. lunatus; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, Ph. maltiflorus; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, Faba vulgaris. As an article of food beans are classed with vegetables. 2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans. Bean aphis (Zo'94l.), a plant louse (Aphis fab'91) which infests the bean plant. -- Bean fly (Zo'94l.), a fly found on bean flowers. -- Bean goose (Zo'94l.), a species of goose (Anser segetum). -- Bean weevil (Zo'94l.), a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans. The American species in Bruchus fab'91. -- Florida bean (Bot.), the seed of Mucuna urens, a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments. -- Ignatius bean, or St. Ignatius's bean (Bot.), a species of Strychnos. -- Navy bean, the common dried white bean of commerce; probably so called because an important article of food in the navy. -- Pea bean, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean; -- so called from its size. -- Sacred bean. See under Sacred. -- Screw bean. See under Screw. -- Sea bean. (a) Same as Florida bean. (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament. -- Tonquin bean, or Tonka bean, the fragrant seed of Dipteryx odorata, a leguminous tree. -- Vanilla bean. See under Vanilla.

A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.

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Usage Examples

I'm famous for splurging at fast-food places. I'm currently obsessed with Taco Bell's bean and cheese burritos with extra green sauce and extra cheese. Gluttony!

You know, the funny thing about Lorne and that show is that, you can go over one million things, but in a business of bean counters, he still likes to laugh at small things and creates a show around it.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and nonverbal expression.

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

I'm very pleased with being a part of the Bean Pole family. It's a relationship that makes sense to me. I'm very pleased to have my name associated with Bean Pole Jeans.