Meaning

noun any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

noun any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans

noun any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods

originFrom Middle English bene, from Old English bēan, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from Proto-Germanic *baunō (“bean”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”). Cognate with Scots bene, bein (“bean”), North Frisian buan (“bean”), Saterland Frisian Boone (“bean”), West Frisian bean, beanne (“bean”), Dutch boon (“bean”), German Bohne (“bean”), Luxembourgish Boun (“bean”), Danish bønne (“bean”),…

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