noun
any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Hyponyms:
↑tonka bean, ↑tonka bean tree, ↑Coumarouna odorata, ↑Dipteryx odorata, ↑carob, ↑carob tree, ↑carob bean tree, ↑algarroba, ↑Ceratonia siliqua, ↑tamarind, ↑tamarind tree, ↑tamarindo, ↑Tamarindus indica, ↑Moreton Bay chestnut, ↑Australian chestnut, ↑catalpa, ↑Indian bean
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noun : any of several trees having fruits that are held to resemble a bean pod: as
a. : an Australian leguminous tree (Castanospermum australe) with bright yellow flowers, large pods containing three or four seeds like chestnuts, and dark strong wood — called also Moreton Bay chestnut
b. : catalpa 2
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1. any of several trees bearing pods resembling those of a bean, as the catalpa and the carob tree.
2. the laburnum, Laburnum anagyroides.
[1610-20]
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bean tree noun
A name given to several trees, as Moreton Bay chestnut, carob tree, and catalpa
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Main Entry: ↑bean
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bean tree,
any one of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the carob or catalpa.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.