beannoun [ C ]
uk/biːn/us/biːn/A1 a seed, or the pod containing seeds, of various climbing plants, eaten as a vegetable:
green beans
kidney beans
baked beans
Coffee beans are the bean-like seeds of the coffee tree.
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- The villagers cultivate mostly maize and beans.
- The beans will only germinate if the temperature is warm enough.
- Cut the beans in half lengthways.
- I'm having beans on toast for supper.
- Vegans get all the protein they need from nuts, seeds, beans and cereals.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Beans & pulses
- aduki
- adzuki
- azuki
- bean curd
- bean sprout
- dal
- dhal
- fava bean
- French bean
- garbanzo bean
- mangetout
- marrowfat pea
- mung bean
- pea
- petits pois
- snow pea
- soya
- soya bean
- split pea
- string bean
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Idiom(s)
not have a bean