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bean

🫘bean

noun

/biːn/

beam bear

Meaning

A seed that is eaten as a vegetable or used to make food products.

an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants

Example Sentences

She cooked a pot of bean soup.

We planted green beans in our vegetable garden this spring.

Example Expressions

spill the beans

Synonyms

legume, pulse, seed, vegetable

Entry 1

legume, pulse, seed, vegetable

Entry 2

legume, pulse

Antonyms

meat, grain

Collocations

coffee bean, bean soup, green bean, baked beans, green beans, kidney beans, coffee beans, bean salad

Entry 1

coffee bean, bean soup, green bean, baked beans

Entry 2

green beans, kidney beans, coffee beans, bean soup, bean salad

More Example Sentences

When are coffee beans roasted?

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