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bean-tree
A name given to several trees bearing podded seeds; esp. the Algarroba or Carob-tree (Ceratonia siliqua); also Swedish Bean-tree (Pyrus intermedia), Australian Bean-tree (Castanospermum australe).
1616Surfl. & Markh. Countr. Farm 291 Beane-tree, or S. Iohns-bread (bearing a long, flat, and broad fruit, like vnto that of Cassia). 1834Pringle Afr. Sk. 22 The bright-blossomed bean-tree shakes Its coral tufts above the brakes. |