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bean tree
noun
- any of several trees bearing pods resembling those of a bean, as the catalpa and the carob tree.
- the laburnum, Laburnum anagyroides.
bean tree
noun
- any of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the catalpa and carob
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bean tree1
First recorded in 1610–20
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Example Sentences
The most beautiful and valuable of the ornamental woods are red cedar, silky oak, bean-tree, and maple.
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It is often called "The Bean Tree" because its fruit is like a long bean in form.
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For this purpose the coral bean-tree (Erythrina Corallodendrum) is chosen.
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After crossing the range, we found the bean-tree in blossom; it was magnificent.
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When the fenessi were absent, the wood-bean tree flourished and kindly sprinkled the ground with its fruit.
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