bean
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
Noun 4 meanings
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
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.
“Green beans, also called French beans, can be pickled.”
The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.
Verb 1 meaning
To hit with a projectile, especially a deliberately aimed blow to the head.
“The pitcher beaned the batter, rather than letting him hit another home run.”
Etymology
From Middle English bene, from Old English bēan, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from Proto-Germanic *baunō (“bean”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”).
BEAN at a glance
BEAN has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1 + A 1 + N 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,199 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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