bean

English Thesaurus

1. informal terms for a human head (noun.body)

hypernym	:	human head,
definition	:	the head of a human being (noun.body)

2. any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food (noun.food)

hypernym	:	legume,
definition	:	the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) (noun.food)

hyponym	:	goa bean,
definition	:	Old World tropical bean (noun.food)

hyponym	:	common bean,
definition	:	any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried (noun.food)

hyponym	:	soy, soya, soya bean, soybean,
definition	:	the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) (noun.food)

part meronym	:	bean, bean plant,
definition	:	any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods (noun.plant)

3. any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	legume, leguminous plant,
definition	:	an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	bush bean,
definition	:	a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	pole bean,
definition	:	a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	shell bean, shell bean plant,
definition	:	a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	bean, edible bean,
definition	:	any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food (noun.food)

member meronym	:	fabaceae, family fabaceae, family leguminosae, legume family, leguminosae, pea family,
definition	:	a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae (noun.plant)

4. any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	seed,
definition	:	a small hard fruit (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	coumara nut, tonka bean,
definition	:	fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	algarobilla, algarroba, algarrobilla,
definition	:	mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	calabar bean, ordeal bean,
definition	:	dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	divi-divi,
definition	:	twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod,
definition	:	long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	soy, soya bean, soybean,
definition	:	a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	broad bean, fava bean, horsebean,
definition	:	seed of the broad-bean plant (noun.plant)

5. hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	hit,
definition	:	deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument (verb.contact)

6. informal terms for a human head (noun.body)

derivation	:	bean,
definition	:	hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball (verb.contact)

7. hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball (verb.contact)

derivation	:	beanball, beaner,
definition	:	a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head (noun.act)

derivation	:	attic, bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle,
definition	:	informal terms for a human head (noun.body)

8. informal terms for a human head (noun.body)

derivation	:	bean,
definition	:	hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball (verb.contact)

9. hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball (verb.contact)

derivation	:	beanball, beaner,
definition	:	a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head (noun.act)

derivation	:	attic, bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle,
definition	:	informal terms for a human head (noun.body)