bean plant
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- noun
- /biːn plænt/
:
planta de frijol
- In several regions, bean plants are a common source of protein and are used in many traditional dishes.
- castor-bean plant
- tomato and bean plants
Examples
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Farmers often grow bean plants in their gardens because they are easy to cultivate and provide nutritious seeds.
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The early morning breeze blew through the vegetable garden in Union Square, shaking the leaves of the bean plants and the lacy carrot tops.
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For example, on a bean plant, can one leaf freeze and another not?
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Now these bean plants might go into the garden, but as it's only mid February, I really don't think we'll put them in the garden.
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Beetles lace our favorite bean plants.
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She crouched among the bean plants and waited.
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In the Otavalo area, chocho bean plants are widely believed to act as a natural pesticide.
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Today, November 1, we have green bean plants still in bloom, and tiny green beans hanging in clusters, maturing for meals in the expected upcoming 50+ degree days.
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In his tests in environmental chambers, kaolin-treated tomato and bean plants have withstood temperatures as low as 21 Fahrenheit (-6 Celsius).
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To improve soil quality, gardeners often plant bean plants as they add nitrogen back to the earth.
Synonyms
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An edible seed or pod from plants like peas and lentils used for food
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A plant grown for its beans used to make food, animal feed, and oil
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A plant with seeds in pods, like beans or peas, that people eat
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A flat pale green or white bean that people cook and eat
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A long thin green vegetable that people eat cooked or raw
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A yellow bean with edible pods eaten as a vegetable
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A low-growing bean plant that forms a compact shape and does not need support
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A climbing bean plant that wraps around supports like poles or trellises
A climbing or bushy vegetable that produces edible beans
A plant that grows beans people cook and eat
A plant that grows pods with large flat beans people eat
A garden plant grown for its large flat beans that people or animals eat
A large flat bean that people cook and eat, also called fava
A tall plant grown for large flat seeds eaten by people and fed to animals
A type of broad bean grown to feed animals
A bush that grows small flat beans you can eat, often served as a vegetable
A small flat green bean or the plant that grows it eaten as food
A long green bean with very long pods used as a vegetable
A long thin bean with pods you can eat, often used in Asian cooking
A long thin vegetable with yellow pods that you eat
A bushy plant grown in warm places for edible seeds and bean sprouts
A plant with seeds used to make food, oil, and animal feed
A plant that grows pods with seeds like beans or peas
A bean plant grown for the seeds that people eat, picked when ripe but not dry
A plant that farmers grow for its edible bean seeds rather than its pod
A climbing plant with purple flowers and pods that hold edible seeds
A climbing plant with purple flowers and dark red pods that have edible seeds and are used as a vegetable
A plant from Europe that produces large flat seeds eaten by people and fed to animals
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'bean plant' is a straightforward noun–noun compound whose meaning (a plant that produces edible beans) is directly derivable from the meanings of 'bean' and 'plant'. This compositional, descriptive pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
The name bean plant comes from a very simple picture: a bean that grows on a plant. Imagine a green plant full of pods with beans inside, and the name means 'a plant that produces edible beans', which is how we use it today.