an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants
(circa 1825–1903), US frontiersman; known as Judge Roy Bean. In 1882, he named himself justice of the peace in Val Verde County, Texas, where he held court in his saloon, the Jersey Lilly, so-named for actress Lillie Langtry
an edible bean, or its edible pod, used especially as fodder in tropical countries
a field bean of a variety with small rounded seeds, used for feeding to pigeons
a Central American climbing plant of the pea family, which has been cultivated for its edible tubers (jicama) since pre-Columbian times
a grey goose with orange-yellow bill and legs, breeding in the arctic tundra of Lapland and Siberia and overwintering in parts of Europe and Asia
a lima bean, especially one of a variety with large flat white seeds that are usually dried
the seed of the castor-oil plant. It contains a number of poisonous compounds, especially ricin, as well as castor oil
a bean plant closely related to the broad bean but with smaller seeds, grown to improve soil fertility and for stockfeed
a tropical American bean plant of which many varieties are commercially cultivated
a bean-shaped candy with a jellylike center and a firm sugar coating
a kidney-shaped bean, especially a dark red variety of the common bean plant Phaseolus vulgaris
a plant of the pea family which produces poisonous shiny scarlet beans with a black eye, sometimes used as amulets
a Central American bean plant with scarlet flowers and very long flat edible pods
a bean plant native to the southwestern US, cultivated in Mexico and Arizona for its drought-resistant qualities
the black seed of a South American tree, which has a vanillalike fragrance. The dried beans are cured in rum or other alcohol and then used in perfumery and for scenting and flavoring tobacco, ice cream, and other products
a tropical Asian pea plant that has four-sided pods with longitudinal flanges. The entire pod and the roots are edible and are noted for their high protein content
a person, typically an accountant or bureaucrat, perceived as placing excessive emphasis on controlling expenditure and budgets
the sprouting seeds of certain beans, especially mung beans, used in Asian cooking
a type of kidney bean with a pink speckled skin that turns brown when cooked
the poisonous seed of a tropical West African climbing plant, containing physostigmine and formerly used for tribal ordeals
a tropical Asian plant of the pea family, widely grown as an ornamental or for its edible seeds and pods and as a fodder crop
a plant seed that jumps as a result of the movement of a moth larva that is developing inside it
an edible pod from the mesquite that can be eaten whole, used to produce flour, or fed to animals
a North American catalpa which is widely planted in urban parks in Europe