bean tree

noun

any of several trees having seedpods as fruits

• Hypernyms: ↑tree

• Hyponyms:

↑tonka bean, ↑tonka bean tree, ↑Coumarouna odorata, ↑Dipteryx odorata, ↑carob, ↑carob tree, ↑carob bean tree, ↑algarroba, ↑Ceratonia siliqua, ↑tamarind, ↑tamarind tree, ↑tamarindo, ↑Tamarindus indica, ↑Moreton Bay chestnut, ↑Australian chestnut, ↑catalpa, ↑Indian bean

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noun

: any of several trees having fruits that are held to resemble a bean pod: as

a. : an Australian leguminous tree (Castanospermum australe) with bright yellow flowers, large pods containing three or four seeds like chestnuts, and dark strong wood — called also Moreton Bay chestnut

b. : catalpa 2

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1. any of several trees bearing pods resembling those of a bean, as the catalpa and the carob tree.

2. the laburnum, Laburnum anagyroides.

[1610-20]

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bean tree noun

A name given to several trees, as Moreton Bay chestnut, carob tree, and catalpa

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Main Entry: ↑bean

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bean tree,

any one of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the carob or catalpa.