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see reniform.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
bean shaped
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bean-shaped — adjective having a shape resembling a bean • Similar to: ↑rounded … Useful english dictionary
bean — [bēn] n. [ME ben < OE bean; akin to ON baun, Ger bohne < ? IE * bhabhā > L faba, bean] 1. any of various leguminous plants; esp., any of several species of a genus (Phaseolus) of the pea family, including the kidney bean and lima bean 2 … English World dictionary
Bean (disambiguation) — Bean may refer to: Food* Bean, a large seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae * Pork and beans is a dish which has some similarities with baked beans. * Common bean, discussing bean varieties * Baked beans, a popular canned food * Jelly… … Wikipedia
Bean curve — The bean curve is a quartic plane curve with the equation::x^4+x^2y^2+y^4=x(x^2+y^2) ,It is not the same as another curve also called the bean curve, or crooked egg curve, but both curves belong to a family of similar bean shaped curves.The bean… … Wikipedia
bean goose — noun : a common brownish Eurasian wild goose (Anser fabalis) having a bean shaped mark on the bill … Useful english dictionary
bean — beanlike, adj. /been/, n. 1. the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, esp. of the genus Phaseolus. 2. a plant producing such seeds. 3. the pod of such a plant, esp. when immature and eaten as a vegetable. 4. any of… … Universalium
Bean — /been/, n. 1. Alan L(aVern), born 1932, U.S. astronaut. 2. Roy ( Judge ), 1825? 1903, U.S. frontiersman and justice of the peace: called himself the law west of the Pecos. * * * Seed or pod of certain leguminous plants (see legume). The mature… … Universalium
Bean bag — A bean bag (also beanbag) is a sealed bag containing dried beans or PVC pellets, with various applications. As bean bag games are not apt to cause injury or insult, they are referenced in the famous aphorism by the Irish American politico Finley… … Wikipedia
bean — n. & v. n. 1 a any kind of leguminous plant with edible usu. kidney shaped seeds in long pods. b one of these seeds. 2 a similar seed of coffee and other plants. 3 US sl. the head. 4 (in pl.; with neg.) US sl. anything at all (doesn t know beans… … Useful english dictionary
bean — noun 1》 an edible kidney shaped seed growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants. 2》 a leguminous plant bearing beans in pods. [Phaseolus and other genera: numerous species.] 3》 the hard seed of coffee, cocoa, and certain other plants. 4》… … English new terms dictionary
