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CIDE DICTIONARY
bean, n. [OE. bene, AS. beán; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. p, Icel. baun, Dan. bönne, Sw. böna, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.].
- A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera
Faba ,Phaseolus , andDolichos ; also, to the herbs. [1913 Webster]" The origin and classification of many kinds are still doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and China bean, included inDolichos Sinensis ; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean,Dolichos Lablab ; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included inPhaseolus vulgaris ; the lower bush bean,Phaseolus vulgaris , varietynanus ; Lima bean,Phaseolus lunatus ; Spanish bean and scarlet runner,Phaseolus multiflorus ; Windsor bean, the common bean of England,Faba vulgaris ." [1913 Webster] - The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bean, n. & v.
--n.
1 a any kind of leguminous plant with edible usu. kidney-shaped seeds in long pods. b one of these seeds.
2 a similar seed of coffee and other plants.
3 US sl. the head.
4 (in pl.; with neg.) US sl. anything at all (doesn't know beans about it).
--v.tr. US sl. hit on the head.
--n.
1 a any kind of leguminous plant with edible usu. kidney-shaped seeds in long pods. b one of these seeds.
2 a similar seed of coffee and other plants.
3 US sl. the head.
4 (in pl.; with neg.) US sl. anything at all (doesn't know beans about it).
--v.tr. US sl. hit on the head.
Idiom
bean curd jelly or paste made from beans, used esp. in Asian cookery. bean sprout a sprout of a bean seed, esp. of the mung bean, used as food. full of beans colloq. lively; in high spirits. not a bean Brit. sl. no money. old bean Brit. sl. a friendly form of address, usu. to a man.
Etymology
OE bean f. Gmc
THESAURUS
bean
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