bean
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(noun) any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae |
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Synonyms: edible bean |
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Related Words: common bean, goa bean, legume, soy, soybean |
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(noun) any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods |
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Synonyms: bean plant |
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Related Words: Dutch case-knife bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus, Phaseolus vulgaris, algarroba, algarroba bean, broad bean, carob, carob bean, common bean, common bean plant, fava bean, horsebean, legume, leguminous plant, locust bean, locust pod, runner bean, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean, shell bean, shell bean plant, soy, soyabean, soybean |
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(noun) any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans |
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Related Words: algarobilla, algarroba, algarrobilla, calabar bean, coumara nut, divi-divi, ordeal bean, seed, tonka bean |
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(noun) informal terms for a human head |
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Synonyms: attic, noggin, noodle |
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Related Words: human head |
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