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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bean \Bean\ (b[=e]n), noun [OE. bene, AS. be['a]n; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[=o]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b["o]nne, Sw. b["o]na, 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.
Note: 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, {Dolichos Lablab}; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in {Phaseolus vulgaris}; the lower bush bean, {Phaseolus vulgaris}, variety nanus; Lima bean, {Phaseolus lunatus}; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, {Phaseolus multiflorus}; 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} (Zool.), a plant louse ({Aphis fab[ae]}) which infests the bean plant.
{Bean fly} (Zool.), a fly found on bean flowers.
{Bean goose} (Zool.), a species of goose ({Anser segetum}).
{Bean weevil} (Zool.), a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans. The American species is {Bruchus fab[ae]}.
{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}.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food [syn: {bean}, {edible bean}]
2: any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
3: any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods [syn: {bean}, {bean plant}]
4: informal terms for a human head [syn: {attic}, {bean}, {bonce}, {noodle}, {noggin}, {dome}]
verb
1: hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball
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