bean

Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.

2004, T. N. Shivenanda, B. R. V. Iyengar, Phosphorus Management in French Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.), Ramdane Dris, S. Mohan Jain (editors), Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops, Volume 2: Plant Mineral Nutrition and Pesticide Management, page 79, Beans are a large group of leguminous vegetables that serve as a main source of proteins in human diet. This group comprises several species and some of them are Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis); Broad bean (Vicia faba); Cluster bean (Cyamposis tetragonoloba); French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); […] .

The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean).

The edible seedpod of such a plant.

Green beans, also called French beans, can be pickled.

The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.

An object resembling a pea or bean in shape, often made from plastic or styrofoam and used in large numbers as packing material or as stuffing for beanbags and similar items.

To hit with a projectile, especially a deliberately aimed blow to the head.

The pitcher beaned the batter, rather than letting him hit another home run.

Though I shall have to exercise an iron self-restraint to keep me from beaning that pie-faced little hornswoggler Mrs Bertram Wooster, nee Wickham, with the shaker. [...] dudgeon might easily lead her to reach for the ginger ale bottle and bean me with it.

A surname.

A village and civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5872).