bean


Definition: Meaning of, bean in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / biːn /

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bean beans
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  1. a seed or a POD (= case containing seeds), that comes from a climbing plant and is cooked as food. There are very many types of beans.
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  2. a plant that produces beans
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  3. a seed used in making some types of food or drinks
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  4. be full of beans informal to be very eager and full of energy
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  5. not have a bean British English informal to have no money at all
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  6. not know/care beans (about somebody/something) American English informal to not know anything or care at all about someone or something
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  1. informal to hit someone on the head with an object
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bean used in phrases

  • Bengal bean (noun)
    1. the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing
  • Benghal bean (noun)
    1. the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing
  • Dutch case-knife bean (noun)
    1. tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
  • Egyptian bean (noun)
    1. perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
  • English bean (noun)
    1. old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
  • English runner bean (noun)
    1. long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favourite in Britain
  • European bean (noun)
    1. old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
  • Florida bean (noun)
    1. the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing
  • French bean (noun)
    1. a long thin green vegetable that is usually cooked and eaten whole [=  green bean]
  • Indian bean (noun)
    1. perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
    2. tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
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