bean tree

American  

noun

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

2. the laburnum, Laburnum anagyroides.

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bean tree British  

noun

1. any of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the catalpa and carob

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Etymology

Origin of bean tree

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

In its application, the council said the region's honey dew-covered bean trees had the highest density of wasps in the world - with as many as 30 wasp nests per hectare.

From BBC

I wanted to plant some fruit and bean trees, but didn’t get to the nursery in time.

From Los Angeles Times

Inga trees, known as ice-cream bean trees, fix nitrogen into the soil, boosting productivity levels.

From BBC

The library I frequented in Tucson was draped in wisteria with long, dangling pods: the bean trees.

From New York Times

Chapolera is the Colombian name for people who plant, harvest and care for the coffee bean trees in the nation’s coffee-growing region.

From Seattle Times