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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Bean  \Bean\  (b[=e]n),  n.  [OE.  bene,  AS  be['a]n;  akin  to  D. 
  boon,  G.  bohne,  OHG.  p[=o]na,  Icel.  baun,  Dan.  b["o]nne,  Sw 
  b["o]na,  and  perh.  to  Russ.  bob,  L.  faba.] 
  1.  (Bot.)  A  name  given  to  the  seed  of  certain  leguminous 
  herbs,  chiefly  of  the  genera  {Faba},  {Phaseolus},  and 
  {Dolichos};  also  to  the  herbs. 
 
  Note:  The  origin  and  classification  of  many  kinds  are  still 
  doubtful.  Among  true  beans  are:  the  black-eyed  bean  and 
  China  bean,  included  in  {Dolichos  Sinensis};  black 
  Egyptian  bean  or  hyacinth  bean,  {D.  Lablab};  the  common 
  haricot  beans,  kidney  beans,  string  beans,  and  pole 
  beans,  all  included  in  {Phaseolus  vulgaris};  the  lower 
  bush  bean,  {Ph.  vulgaris},  variety  {nanus};  Lima  bean, 
  {Ph.  lunatus};  Spanish  bean  and  scarlet  runner,  {Ph. 
  maltiflorus};  Windsor  bean,  the  common  bean  of  England, 
  {Faba  vulgaris}.  As  an  article  of  food  beans  are 
  classed  with  vegetables. 
 
  2.  The  popular  name  of  other  vegetable  seeds  or  fruits,  more 
  or  less  resembling  true  beans. 
 
  {Bean  aphis}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  plant  louse  ({Aphis  fab[ae]}) 
  which  infests  the  bean  plant. 
 
  {Bean  fly}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  fly  found  on  bean  flowers. 
 
  {Bean  goose}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  species  of  goose  ({Anser 
  segetum}). 
 
  {Bean  weevil}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  small  weevil  that  in  the  larval 
  state  destroys  beans.  The  American  species  in  {Bruchus 
  fab[ae]}. 
 
  {Florida  bean}  (Bot.),  the  seed  of  {Mucuna  urens},  a  West 
  Indian  plant.  The  seeds  are  washed  up  on  the  Florida 
  shore,  and  are  often  polished  and  made  into  ornaments. 
 
  {Ignatius  bean},  or  {St.  Ignatius's  bean}  (Bot.),  a  species 
  of  {Strychnos}. 
 
  {Navy  bean},  the  common  dried  white  bean  of  commerce; 
  probably  so  called  because  an  important  article  of  food  in 
  the  navy. 
 
  {Pea  bean},  a  very  small  and  highly  esteemed  variety  of  the 
  edible  white  bean;  --  so  called  from  its  size. 
 
  {Sacred  bean}.  See  under  {Sacred}. 
 
  {Screw  bean}.  See  under  {Screw}. 
 
  {Sea  bean}. 
  a  Same  as  {Florida  bean}. 
  b  A  red  bean  of  unknown  species  used  for  ornament. 
 
  {Tonquin  bean},  or  {Tonka  bean},  the  fragrant  seed  of 
  {Dipteryx  odorata},  a  leguminous  tree. 
 
  {Vanilla  bean}.  See  under  {Vanilla}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Bush  \Bush\,  n.  [OE.  bosch,  busch,  buysch,  bosk,  busk;  akin  to 
  D.  bosch,  OHG.  busc,  G.  busch,  Icel.  b[=u]skr,  b[=u]ski,  Dan. 
  busk,  Sw  buske,  and  also  to  LL  boscus  buscus,  Pr  bosc, 
  It  bosco,  Sp  &  Pg  bosque,  F.  bois,  OF  bos.  Whether  the 
  LL  or  G.  form  is  the  original  is  uncertain;  if  the  LL.,  it 
  is  perh.  from  the  same  source  as  E.  box  a  case.  Cf  {Ambush}, 
  {Boscage},  {Bouquet},  {Box}  a  case.] 
  1.  A  thicket,  or  place  abounding  in  trees  or  shrubs;  a  wild 
  forest. 
 
  Note:  This  was  the  original  sense  of  the  word  as  in  the 
  Dutch  bosch,  a  wood,  and  was  so  used  by  Chaucer.  In 
  this  sense  it  is  extensively  used  in  the  British 
  colonies,  especially  at  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  and  also 
  in  Australia  and  Canada;  as  to  live  or  settle  in  the 
  bush. 
 
  2.  A  shrub;  esp.,  a  shrub  with  branches  rising  from  or  near 
  the  root;  a  thick  shrub  or  a  cluster  of  shrubs. 
 
  To  bind  a  bush  of  thorns  among  sweet-smelling 
  flowers.  --Gascoigne. 
 
  3.  A  shrub  cut  off  or  a  shrublike  branch  of  a  tree;  as 
  bushes  to  support  pea  vines. 
 
  4.  A  shrub  or  branch,  properly,  a  branch  of  ivy  (as  sacred  to 
  Bacchus),  hung  out  at  vintners'  doors,  or  as  a  tavern 
  sign;  hence  a  tavern  sign,  and  symbolically,  the  tavern 
  itself 
 
  If  it  be  true  that  good  wine  needs  no  bush,  't  is 
  true  that  a  good  play  needs  no  epilogue.  --Shak. 
 
  5.  (Hunting)  The  tail,  or  brush,  of  a  fox. 
 
  {To  beat  about  the  bush},  to  approach  anything  in  a 
  round-about  manner,  instead  of  coming  directly  to  it  --  a 
  metaphor  taken  from  hunting. 
 
  {Bush  bean}  (Bot.),  a  variety  of  bean  which  is  low  and 
  requires  no  support  ({Phaseolus  vulgaris},  variety 
  {nanus}).  See  {Bean},  1. 
 
  {Bush  buck},  or  {Bush  goat}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  beautiful  South 
  African  antelope  ({Tragelaphus  sylvaticus});  --  so  called 
  because  found  mainly  in  wooden  localities.  The  name  is 
  also  applied  to  other  species. 
 
  {Bush  cat}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  serval.  See  {Serval}. 
 
  {Bush  chat}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  bird  of  the  genus  {Pratincola},  of 
  the  Thrush  family. 
 
  {Bush  dog}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Potto}. 
 
  {Bush  hammer}.  See  {Bushhammer}  in  the  Vocabulary. 
 
  {Bush  harrow}  (Agric.)  See  under  {Harrow}. 
 
  {Bush  hog}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  South  African  wild  hog 
  ({Potamoch[oe]rus  Africanus});  --  called  also  {bush  pig}, 
  and  {water  hog}. 
 
  {Bush  master}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  venomous  snake  ({Lachesis  mutus}) 
  of  Guinea;  --  called  also  {surucucu}. 
 
  {Bush  pea}  (Bot.),  a  variety  of  pea  that  needs  to  be  bushed. 
 
 
  {Bush  shrike}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  bird  of  the  genus  {Thamnophilus}, 
  and  allied  genera;  --  called  also  {batarg}.  Many  species 
  inhabit  tropical  America. 
 
  {Bush  tit}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  small  bird  of  the  genus 
  {Psaltriparus},  allied  to  the  titmouse.  {P.  minimus} 
  inhabits  California.




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