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noun
- The large edible seed of plants of several genera of Fabaceae.
- The seed pod of plants of several genera of Fabaceae.
- A seed of coffee; coffee in the general.
- (British, slang, archaic) a guineau coin.
- (British, slang, usually in the negative) money.
- I haven't got a .
Translations: - Dutch: boon
- French: haricot
- German: Bohne , Bohnen
- Italian: fagiolo
- Spanish: haba , frijol , habichuela
verb (beans, beaning, beaned)
- To hit with a projectile, accurately.
- The pitcher beaned the batter, rather than letting him hit another home run.
Etymology: From beneMiddle English, bene, from bÄan, bean, pea, legume, from Proto-Germanic
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