BEAN PLANT Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase bean plant. (close relations)
Definition of BEAN PLANT
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bean | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food • any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans • any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods • informal terms for a human head verb • hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball | ||||||||
chickpea | nounn | |||||||
noun • the seed of the chickpea plant • Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds • large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried | ||||||||
legume | nounn | |||||||
noun • an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae • the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case • the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||||||||
lentil | nounn | |||||||
noun • round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food • the fruit or seed of a lentil plant • widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder | ||||||||
pea | nounn | |||||||
noun • seed of a pea plant used for food • the fruit or seed of a pea plant • a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds | ||||||||
pulse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart • the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health • edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) verb • expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically • produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses • drive by or as if by pulsation | ||||||||
soybean | nounn | |||||||
noun • a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food • erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia • 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) |