bean
noun
a seed of various plants that is cooked and eaten. There are many different types of beans, for example kidney beans, soybeans, and green beans.
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noun
a seed of various plants that is cooked and eaten. There are many different types of beans, for example kidney beans, soybeans, and green beans.
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a dried bean that you grind (=make into a powder) and use to make drinks such as coffee and cocoa
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a type of fat made from cocoa beans and used in making chocolate, cosmetics, and soap
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a young soya bean, grown mainly in China and Japan and usually cooked with its pod still on
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a round flat seed that you boil before you eat it. You normally buy lentils in dried form.
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seeds or beans that are just beginning to grow and that you eat like vegetables, for example in sandwiches or salads
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