A bean plant with black seeds. / A dried seed of a black bean plant. / A dried black seed of certain varieties of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris. / A fermented soybean, used in Asian cooking.

The seedpod of any plant in the Vanilla genus, (family: orchid) especially Vanilla planifolia.

The seed of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis; used in the production of castor oil and of the poison ricin.

(UK) A herbaceous plant from the Americas, Phaseolus vulgaris, the bean of which is eaten as both a green bean and dried, when it is cooked slowly as Boston baked beans

The immature pods of any kind of bean plant, eaten as a vegetable. / The immature pods of numerous varieties of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris.

The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea. Prepared by drying, roasting and grinding for making the beverage coffee.

A white kidney bean.

An edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation.

(US) peanut

(intransitive) To be destitute or penniless.