almond vs bean

almond

noun
  • A type of tree nut. 

  • Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, a variety that only produces bitter fruits 

  • Flavor or other characteristics of almond. 

  • The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour. 

  • Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown. 

  • Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil. 

  • Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae 

  • Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

  • A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, that produces predominantly sweet almonds. 

  • Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae 

  • Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae 

adj
  • Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut. 

bean

noun
  • The edible seedpod of such a plant. 

  • The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean). 

  • The clitoris. 

  • An object resembling a pea or bean in shape, often made from plastic or styrofoam and used in large numbers as packing material or as stuffing for beanbags and similar items. 

  • A person. 

  • The head or brain. 

  • Money. 

  • The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such a a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean. 

  • Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. 

verb
  • To hit deliberately with a projectile, especially in the head. 

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