Bible Dictionaries
Bean

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.

(2):

(n.) The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bean'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bean.html. 1828.