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   Bean

   /bēn/

   

   noun

   • 1. an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants: "beans on toast"
   • ▪ the hard seed of coffee, cocoa, and certain other plants.
   • 2. a leguminous plant that bears beans in pods.
   • 3. a very small amount or nothing at all of something (used emphatically): informal "there is not a single bean of substance in the report"
   • ▪ any money at all: informal British "he didn't have a bean"
   • 4. a person's head, especially when regarded as a source of common sense: informal, dated "this morning the old bean seems to be functioning in a slow way"

   verb

   • 1. hit (someone) on the head: informal North American "Boone was nearly beaned by that wild pitch"

   Word Origin Old Englishbēan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boon and German Bohne.

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   How do you can beans in a pressure canner?

   • Wipe rims, put hot lids on and then the rings. Place in pressure canner. Can at 10 lbs of pressure for 45 minutes. The beans will expand as they can and your jars will be full when you take them out.

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   How do you can a pint of beans?

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3. www.britannica.com › plant › beanBean | Definition, Description, Nutrition, & Examples ...

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   Apr 3, 2024 · Bean, seed or seedpod of certain leguminous plants of the family Fabaceae. Edible beans are rich in protein and are used worldwide for cooking in either fresh or dried form. Learn more about the physical and nutritional characteristics of beans and some of the economically important species and varieties.

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   noun. the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus. a plant producing such seeds. the pod of such a plant, especially when immature and eaten as a vegetable. any of various other beanlike seeds or plants, as the coffee bean.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › beanBEAN | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   BEAN meaning: 1. a seed of some climbing plants, that is used as food: 2. a part of some climbing plants that…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · Definition of 'bean' Word Frequency. bean. (biːn ) Word forms: plural beans. 1. countable noun [usually plural, usually adjective NOUN] Beans such as green beans, French beans, or broad beans are the seeds of a climbing plant or the long thin cases which contain those seeds. 2. countable noun [usually plural, usually noun NOUN]

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   Definition of bean noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   BEAN meaning: 1 : a seed that is eaten as a vegetable and that comes from any one of many different kinds of climbing plants; 2 : a part of a plant that contains very young seeds and that is eaten as a vegetable

9. www.merriam-webster.com › wordplay › words-andWords and Phrases with 'Bean' in Them | Merriam-Webster

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   Definition - the head, brain. Bean, referring to a thing one eats, has been in English for a very long time (since the 12th century); most of the word’s figurative meanings came about much later. Some which arose in the 20th century are the application of bean to mean either “the head” or “to strike (a person) on the head with an object