bean

noun

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any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball

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

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	part holonym	Parts & wholes	bean plant
1	hypernym	Types & categories	legume
1	hyponym	Types & categories	goa bean
1	hyponym	Types & categories	common bean
1	hyponym	Types & categories	soya
2	derivation	Related & opposite	beanball
2	derivation	Related & opposite	bonce
2	hypernym	Types & categories	hit
3	hypernym	Types & categories	seed
3	hyponym	Types & categories	tonka bean
3	hyponym	Types & categories	algarrobilla
3	hyponym	Types & categories	calabar bean
3	hyponym	Types & categories	divi-divi
3	hyponym	Types & categories	carob
3	hyponym	Types & categories	soy
3	hyponym	Types & categories	fava bean
4	member holonym	Parts & wholes	Leguminosae
4	part meronym	Parts & wholes	bean
4	hypernym	Types & categories	legume
4	hyponym	Types & categories	bush bean
4	hyponym	Types & categories	pole bean
4	hyponym	Types & categories	shell bean
5	derivation	Related & opposite	bean
5	hypernym	Types & categories	human head