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Bean (other)
A bean is a large seed of several plants in the family ''Fabaceae''. Bean or beans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment *Mr. Bean, a British television series **Bean (film), ''Bean'' (film), a 1997 comedy film based on the television series *Beans (2000 film), ''Beans'' (2000 film), a Turkish comedy mafia film *Beans (2020 film), ''Beans'' (2020 film), a Canadian drama *Beans (band), an Italian pop musical group *"Bean (Kobe)", a 2020 song by rapper Lil Uzi Vert *"Bean", a song from the 1995 album ''La Mia Vita Violenta'' by Blonde Redhead *"The Bean", a nickname of ''Cloud Gate'', a sculpture in Chicago, United States *"The Bean", a nickname of ''Cloud Column'', a sculpture in Houston, United States People and fictional characters *Bean (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or nickname *Fred D. Beans (1906–1980), United States Marine Corps brigadier general *James D. Beans (born 1934), United States Marine Corps brigadier general, son of Fred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bean
A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes throughout the world. Terminology The word "bean" and its Germanic cognates (e.g. German '' Bohne'') have existed in common use in West Germanic languages since before the 12th century, referring to broad beans, chickpeas, and other pod-borne seeds. This was long before the New World genus '' Phaseolus'' was known in Europe. After Columbian-era contact between Europe and the Americas, use of the word was extended to pod-borne seeds of ''Phaseolus'', such as the common bean and the runner bean, and the related genus ''Vigna''. The term has long been applied generally to many other seeds of similar form, such as Old World soybeans, peas, other vetches, and lupins, and even to those with slighter resemblances, such as coffee beans, vanilla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
