Bēan, n.

n. [A-S. beam, Icel. baun, D. boom, Dan. bönne, Sw. böna, O. H. Ger. pōnâ, M. H. Ger. böne, N. H. Ger. bohne. Cf. Slav. bob, Hung. bab, Bisc. baba, Finnish papu, Lith. & Lett. pumpa, Lat. faba, Gr. πύανος, κύαμος, W. faen, Ir. ponaire, Gael. ponair.] (Bot.) A well known leguminous plant, and its seed, of many varieties, the principal species being the Faba vulgaris.