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Noun bean has 4 senses
- bean, edible bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae
--1 is a kind of legume
--1 is a part of bean, bean plant
--1 has particulars: goa bean; common bean; soy, soybean
- bean - any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans
--2 is a kind of seed
--2 has particulars:
- bean, bean plant - any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
--3 is a kind of legume, leguminous plant
--3 is a member of
--3 has parts: bean, edible bean
--3 has particulars: | carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod; soy, soybean, soya bean; common bean, common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris; scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean, Dutch case-knife bean, runner bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus; shell bean, shell bean plant; broad bean, fava bean, horsebean |
- attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome - informal terms for a human head
--4 is a kind of human head
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