Bean

Quick meaning: Bean is a noun meaning Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.

Meaning

Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.

More Meanings

1. The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean).
2. The edible seedpod of such a plant.
3. (by extension) The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.
4. (by extension) An object resembling a pea or bean in shape, often made from plastic or styrofoam and used in large numbers as packing material or as stuffing for beanbags and similar items.
5. (slang) The head or brain.
6. (slang) The human clitoris.
7. (slang, often endearing) A person; especially, a baby.

Example Sentences

Green beans, also called French beans, can be pickled.

For one, don't stage a full-frontal assault on her bean.

Sparky is a good bean, even if he is a carpet-bagging bean at that.

i dont want boid (whoever said that) he is mean. boid is a mean bean.

Word Forms

• beans
• beaning
• beaned

Synonyms for bean

Depending on context, synonyms include noggin, noodle, attic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include noodle, noggin, attic, soybean, peanut, tepary.

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