bean

n. leguminous plant; small edible seed of the bean plant; beanlike seeds (i.e. coffee beans); small application program intended to perform a defined task (in the Java Internet programming language)

v. hit on the head

Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for food or feed. They are also known as legumes.
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Noun
1. any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae
(synonym) edible bean
(hypernym) legume
(hyponym) goa bean
(part-holonym) bean plant
2. any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans
(hypernym) seed
(hyponym) tonka bean, coumara nut
3. any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
(synonym) bean plant
(hypernym) legume, leguminous plant
(hyponym) carob, carob bean, algarroba bean, algarroba, locust bean, locust pod
(member-holonym) Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family
(part-meronym) edible bean
4. informal terms for a human head
(synonym) attic, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome
(hypernym) human head
Verb
1. hit on the head, esp. with a pitched baseball
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) attic, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome

(n.)
The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.
  

(n.)
A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.
  

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