Black, pinto or lima

noun

1. Fava bean
2. The seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna) of the legume family other than the fava bean
3. A plant bearing beans
4. An immature bean pod used as a vegetable
5. A valueless item
6. The least amount

   "didn't know beans about it"

7. Any of various seeds or fruits that resemble beans or bean pods

   "coffee beans"

8. Exuberance
9. Nonsense, bunkum
10. Head, brain
11. A protuberance on the upper mandible of waterfowl see duck

verb

1. To strike (a person) on the head with an object

noun

1. A person involved in corporate or government financial decisions and especially one reluctant to spend money

noun

1. Financial decision-making or analysis done by bean counters

   "We see ignorance in the bureaucratic bean counting that threatens to overtake thoughtful, well-informed teaching."

noun

1. Tofu

plural noun

1. The sprouts of bean seeds especially of the mung bean used as a vegetable

noun

1. A translucent noodle that is made with starch of the mung bean cellophane noodle

   "After being softened in warm water bean threads may be used in soup, stir-fried with a savory sauce, or served in cold platters or salads."

noun

1. An annual bushy leguminous plant (Vigna angularis synonym Phaseolus angularis) widely grown in Japan and China for its seeds which are used as food and to produce a flour

noun

1. A black kidney bean commonly used in Latin American cuisine
2. A black soybean commonly used usually fermented in east Asian cuisine

noun

1. Fava bean