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Meaning
Noun
●
Any
plant
of several
genera
of the
taxonomic
family Fabaceae that
produces
large
edible
seeds
or
edible
seedpods.
●
In Legumes:
The large
edible
seed
of such a
plant
(
for example
, a
broad bean
,
navy bean
, or
garbanzo
bean
).
●
The
edible
seedpod
of such a plant.
●
In Vegetables:
The
bean
-like
seed
of certain other
plants
, such as a
vanilla bean
or (especially) a
coffee
bean
.
●
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.
●
The
head
or brain.
●
In Genitalia:
The clitoris.
●
A person.
●
In British English:
A
guinea
coin.
●
In British English & :
Money.
●
In Software:
Clipping of JavaBean.
Verb
●
In Baseball:
To
hit
deliberately
with a
projectile
, especially in the head.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A
village
and
civil parish
in Dartford
borough
, Kent, England (OS
grid
ref
TQ5872).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bean
English
bene
Middle English (1100-1500)
bean
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ben
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Internecine
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