Bean

n.	1.	(Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.
	2.	The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans. Bean aphis (Zool.) a plant louse (Aphis fabæ) 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 fabæ. 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 (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 the fragrant seed of Dipteryx odorata, a leguminous tree. Vanilla bean See under Vanilla.

Noun	1.	bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae Synonyms: edible bean
	2.	bean - any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans
	3.	bean - any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods Synonyms: bean plant
	4.	bean - informal terms for a human head Synonyms: bonce, noggin, noodle, dome, attic
Verb	1.	bean - hit on the head, esp. with a pitched baseball

bean - JavaBeans

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