Definition of bean Bean
/biˈn/ - [been] - bean
We found 23 definitions of bean from 9 different sources.
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What does bean mean?
WordNet
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| bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans | ||
| seed a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa | ||
| coumara nut, tonka bean tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring | ||
| algarobilla, algarrobilla, algarroba mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela | ||
| calabar bean, ordeal bean dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft | ||
| divi-divi small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin | ||
| algarroba bean, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod, carob, algarroba powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute | ||
| 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 - any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods | ||
| bean plant | ||
| leguminous plant, legume the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||
| 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 | ||
| edible bean, bean any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food | ||
| 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 | ||
| bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food | ||
| edible bean | ||
| legume the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||
| bean plant, bean any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food | ||
| goa bean Old World tropical bean | ||
| common bean any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried | ||
| bean - informal terms for a human head | ||
| attic, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome | ||
| human head the head of a human being | ||
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| bean - hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball | ||
| hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bean (Noun)
The large edible seed of plants of several genera of Fabaceae. - bean (Noun)
The seed pod of plants of several genera of Fabaceae. - bean (Noun)
A bean-like seed of some other plants, especially coffee; coffee in the general. - bean (Noun)
Stuffing for beanbags and similar items, often made from plastic and resembling a pea or bean in shape. - bean (Noun)
The head or brain. - bean (Noun)
A guinea coin. - bean (Noun)
Money. - bean (Noun)
The clitoris. - bean (Verb)
To hit deliberately with a projectile, especially in the head.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bean (n.)
A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs. - bean (n.)
The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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A common name for large edible plant seeds of several genera of ''Fabaceae''. -
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Any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bēn, n. the name of several kinds of leguminous plants and their seeds: applied also to the seeds of some other plants, from their bean-like form, as the Calabar bean, &c.—ns. Bean′-feast, an annual dinner given by employers to their hands, perhaps from there having been served on such occasions beans or a Bean′-goose, a species of goose said to be so called from its fondness for devouring new-sown beans; Bean′-king, the king of the festivities on Twelfth Night, chosen on his finding a bean hidden in the Twelfth Cake. [A.S. béan; Ger. bohne, W. ffäen; L. faba.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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bean
A guinea. Half bean; half a guinea.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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bean
Every bean has its black.
Wikipedia 
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Bean is the name used for the seeds of several plants. Most of these plants are known as legumes. Their scientific name is Fabaceae. Common beans, lentils, soybeans, Kidney beans, peas, vetches and lupins are all in that group of plants.
The seeds of other plants (which are not Fabaceae), are sometimes also called beans. This is mostly because of their resemblance to true beans. Example for such beans are Coffee beans, Cocoa beans, and Vanilla beans.
