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Adsuki bean
Adsuki bean Ad*su"ki bean [Jap. adzuki.]
A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram, now introduced into
the United States.
AmebeanAmebean Am`e*be"an, a. (Zo["o]l.)
See Am?bean. Amoebean
Amoebean Am`[oe]*be"an, a.
Alternately answering.
Bean caperBean caper Bean" ca`per (Bot.)
A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy
leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of
the genus Zygophyllum. Bean caperCaper Ca"per, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The C. sodada is an almost leafless
spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and
southern India, with edible berries.
Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers. Bean trefoilBean trefoil Bean" tre"foil (Bot.)
A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves
(Anagyris f[oe]tida). Bog beanBog Bog, n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir.
bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.]
1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable
matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to
sink; a marsh; a morass.
Appalled with thoughts of bog, or caverned pit, Of
treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread. --R.
Jago.
2. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and
grass, in a marsh or swamp. [Local, U. S.]
Bog bean. See Buck bean.
Bog bumper (bump, to make a loud noise), Bog blitter,
Bog bluiter, Bog jumper, the bittern. [Prov.]
Bog butter, a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found
in the peat bogs of Ireland.
Bog earth (Min.), a soil composed for the most part of
silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber. --P. Cyc.
Bog moss. (Bot.) Same as Sphagnum.
Bog myrtle (Bot.), the sweet gale.
Bog ore. (Min.)
(a) An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land; a
variety of brown iron ore, or limonite.
(b) Bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese.
Bog rush (Bot.), any rush growing in bogs; saw grass.
Bog spavin. See under Spavin. bog beanBuck bean Buck" bean` (b[=e]n`). (Bot.)
A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and
boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and
intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh
trefoil; -- called also bog bean. Buck beanBuck bean Buck" bean` (b[=e]n`). (Bot.)
A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and
boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and
intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh
trefoil; -- called also bog bean. Calabar beanCalabar Cal"a*bar, n.
A district on the west coast of Africa.
Calabar bean, The of a climbing legumious plant
(Physostigma venenosum), a native of tropical Africa. It
is highly poisonous. It is used to produce contraction of
the pupil of the eye; also in tetanus, neuralgia, and
rheumatic diseases; -- called also ordeal bean, being
used by the negroes in trials for witchcraft. Caribbean
Caribbean Car`ib*be"an, Caribbee Car`ib*bee, a.
Of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern
and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the
Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central
America.
Chalybean
Chalybean Cha*lyb"e*an, a. [L. chalybe["i]us, fr. chalybs
steel, Gr. ?.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Chalybes, an ancient people of
Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and
steel.
2. Of superior quality and temper; -- applied to steel.
[Obs.] --Milton.
China beanChina Chi"na, n.
1. A country in Eastern Asia.
2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for
porcelain. See Porcelain.
China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.
See Aster.
China bean. See under Bean, 1.
China clay See Kaolin.
China grass, Same as Ramie.
China ink. See India ink.
China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of
Dianthus (D. Chiensis) having variously colored single
or double flowers; Indian pink.
China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax
(S. China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much
esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used
for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and
Alpinia officinarum).
China rose. (Bot.)
(a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of
rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other
species.
(b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis)
of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China
and the east Indies.
China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or
of crockery.
China ware, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century
because brought from the far East, and differing from the
pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely,
crockery in general.
Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach. Florida beanFlorida bean Flor"i*da bean" (Bot.)
(a) The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens.
See under Bean.
(b) One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens. Hyacinth beanHyacinth Hy"a*cinth, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob.
the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh.
the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful
Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F.
hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have
sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally
slain by Apollo.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing
beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis
is a common variety.
(b) A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called
also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.
(c) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a
Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces
white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from
a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru.
2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem.
See Zircon.
Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant
(Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark
purple flowers and fruit. Indian beanCatalpa Ca*tal"pa, n. [From the language of the Indians of
Carolina, where Catesby discovered this tree in the year
1726.] (Bot.)
A genus of American and East Indian trees, of which the best
know species are the Catalpa bignonioides, a large,
ornamental North American tree, with spotted white flowers
and long cylindrical pods, and the C. speciosa, of the
Mississipi valley; -- called also Indian bean. JacobeanJacobean Ja*co"be*an (?; 277), Jacobian Ja*co"bi*an, a.
[From L. Jacobus James. See 2d Jack.]
Of or pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration in
the time of James the First, of England. ``A Jacobean
table.' --C. L. Eastlake. Jequirity beanJequirity Je*quir"i*ty, n., or Jequirity bean Je*quir"i*ty
bean` [Prob. fr. a native name.] (Bot.)
The seed of the wild licorice (Abrus precatorius) used by
the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a
standard weight, etc.; -- called also jumble bead. Jumping beanJumping Jump"ing, p. a. & vb. n.
of Jump, to leap.
Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing
the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by
its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and
jump about.
Jumping deer (Zo["o]l.), a South African rodent (Pedetes
Caffer), allied to the jerboa.
Jumping jack, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to
jump or dance by means of strings.
Jumping louse (Zo["o]l.), any of the numerous species of
plant lice belonging to the family Psyllid[ae], several
of which are injurious to fruit trees.
Jumping mouse (Zo["o]l.), North American mouse (Zapus
Hudsonius), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is
noted for its jumping powers. Called also kangaroo
mouse.
Jumping mullet (Zo["o]l.), gray mullet.
Jumping shrew (Zo["o]l.), any African insectivore of the
genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but
have large hind legs adapted for jumping.
Jumping spider (Zo["o]l.), spider of the genus Salticus
and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ae]; -- so
called because it leaps upon its prey. Lima beanLima Li"ma (l[=e]"m[.a] or l[imac]"m[.a]), n.
The capital city of Peru, in South America.
Lima bean. (Bot.)
(a) A variety of climbing or pole bean (Phaseolus lunatus),
which has very large flattish seeds.
(b) The seed of this plant, much used for food.
Lima wood (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South
American tree C[ae]salpinia echinata. Locust beanLocust Lo"cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf.
Lobster.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged,
migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family
Acridid[ae], allied to the grasshoppers; esp.,
(Edipoda, or Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium
perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the
United States the related species with similar habits are
usually called grasshoppers. See Grasshopper.
Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and
the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and
when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the
United States the harvest flies are improperly called
locusts. See Cicada.
Locust beetle (Zo["o]l.), a longicorn beetle (Cyllene
robini[ae]), which, in the larval state, bores holes in
the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black,
barred with yellow. Called also locust borer.
Locust bird (Zo["o]l.) the rose-colored starling or pastor
of India. See Pastor.
Locust hunter (Zo["o]l.), an African bird; the beefeater.
2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See Locust
Tree (definition, note, and phrases).
Locust bean (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of
the carob tree. Maccabean
Maccabean Mac`ca*be"an, a.
Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as,
the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.
Mesquite bean
Mesquite bean Mes*qui"te bean
The pod or seed of the mesquite.
Navy beanNavy Na"vy; n.; pl. Navies. [ OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship.
See Nave of a church.]
1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many
as sail in company. ``The navy also of Hiram, that brought
gold from Ophir.' --1 kings x. 11.
2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or
ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a
nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
Navy bean. see Bean.
Navy yard, a place set apart as a shore station for the use
of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and
other appliences for building and equipping war vessels
and training their crews. Ordeal beanOrdeal Or"de*al ([^o]r"d[-e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l,
a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig.,
what is dealt out, the prefix or- being akin to [=a]-
compounded with verbs, G. er-, ur-, Goth. us-, orig. meaning,
out. See Deal, v. & n., and cf. Arise, Ort.]
1. An ancient form of test to determine guilt or innocence,
by appealing to a supernatural decision, -- once common in
Europe, and still practiced in the East and by savage
tribes.
Note: In England ordeal by fire and ordeal by water were
used, the former confined to persons of rank, the
latter to the common people. The ordeal by fire was
performed, either by handling red-hot iron, or by
walking barefoot and blindfold over red-hot plowshares,
laid at unequal distances. If the person escaped
unhurt, he was adjudged innocent; otherwise he was
condemned as guilty. The ordeal by water was performed,
either by plunging the bare arm to the elbow in boiling
water, an escape from injury being taken as proof of
innocence, or by casting the accused person, bound hand
and foot, into a river or pond, when if he floated it
was an evidence of guilt, but if he sunk he was
acquitted. It is probable that the proverbial phrase,
to go through fire and water, denoting severe trial or
danger, is derived from the ordeal. See Wager of
battle, under Wager.
2. Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience.
Ordeal bean. (Bot.) See Calabar bean, under Calabar.
Ordeal root (Bot.) the root of a species of Strychnos
growing in West Africa, used, like the ordeal bean, in
trials for witchcraft.
Ordeal tree (Bot.), a poisonous tree of Madagascar
(Tanghinia, or Cerbera, venenata). Persons suspected of
crime are forced to eat the seeds of the plumlike fruit,
and criminals are put to death by being pricked with a
lance dipped in the juice of the seeds. ordeal beanCalabar Cal"a*bar, n.
A district on the west coast of Africa.
Calabar bean, The of a climbing legumious plant
(Physostigma venenosum), a native of tropical Africa. It
is highly poisonous. It is used to produce contraction of
the pupil of the eye; also in tetanus, neuralgia, and
rheumatic diseases; -- called also ordeal bean, being
used by the negroes in trials for witchcraft. Pichurim beanPichurim bean Pich"u*rim bean` (Bot.)
The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree (Nectandra Puchury)
of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of
sassafras, -- sometimes used medicinally. Called also
sassafras nut. Plumbean
Plumbean Plum"be*an, Plumbeous Plum"be*ous, a. [L. plumbeus,
from plumbum the metal lead.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. --J. Ellis.
2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] --J. P. Smith.
Meaning of Bean from wikipedia
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commonly known as the
broad bean, fava
bean, or faba
bean, is a
species of vetch, a
flowering plant in the pea and
bean family Fabaceae. It is widely...
- The mung
bean or
green gram (Vigna radiata) is a
plant species in the
legume family. The mung
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mainly cultivated in East,
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Phaseolus vulgaris, the
common bean, is a
herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its
edible dry
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unripe pods. Its leaf is also occasionally...
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Bean,
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