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2009
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bean
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n.
1.
an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants.
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the hard seed of coffee, cocoa, and certain other plants.
2.
a leguminous plant that bears such seeds in pods. • Phaseolus and other genera, family Leguminosae: numerous species, including the
scarlet runner (P. coccineus),
kidney bean (P. vulgaris), and
broad bean (Vicia faba).
3.
(also beans) inf.
a very small amount or nothing at all of something (used emphatically): I didn't know beans about being a step-parent.
4. inf.
a person's head, typically when regarded as a source of common sense.
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v. [tr.] inf.
hit (someone) on the head:
Boone was nearly beaned by that wild pitch.
PHRASES:
full of beans inf.
lively; in high spirits.
a hill
(or row) of beans
anything of any importance or value:
three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.
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Beans: Versatile vegetables come in a multitude of varieties
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 4/6/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Latin for kidney bean; the species name...common. Garden beans come in four types...happened with bush beans until the "Bush Blue Lake" bean was introduced in...a tepee, 1 pole bean seed every 3 inches...trellis. Harvest snap beans when the pods are...
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Beans
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 4/26/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...should be getting on the bean bandwagon. Beans are extremely nutritious...according to the Michigan Bean Council. Beans also contain vitamins A...nutrient levels, the folate in beans does vary, depending on the bean. Women of child- bearing...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Magic beans.(Recipes)(Recipe)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 1/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...waistline and on the wallet, beans are anything but dull. How...dull? "I've been studying beans for 12 years," says Mark Beauchamp...Cafe Yumm! specializes in bean and rice dishes. "It's like...many different varieties of beans. They are found on every continent...
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Beans With Less Bother; The Microwave Edge
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/31/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...letters, which is to eat beans with pineapple. Although...ingredient for many bean dishes, a little dish...recipes just might put beans on the A-list. BLACK BEAN BURRITOS (4 servings...Then stir in the beans. Divide the bean mixture among the tortillas...
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Beyond soup: beans, peas and lentils serve up great nutrition. (Nutrition Comparison).
Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Refried Beans, Fat-Free 130 0.0 8 Dry Beans, mixes Bean Cuisine Barcelona Red Beans with 150 4 7 Radiatore, 1 cup prepared...Beans with 210 4 7 Gemelli, 1 cup prepared Bean Cuisine Florentine Beans with Bow 210 3 7 Ties, 1 cup prepared...
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Beans Continue to Earn Michigan Farmers a Good Living.(Originated from Detroit Free Press)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 9/6/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...15 percent of our beans," said Michigan...are a player in the bean market like Iowa is...half the state's bean crop was lost, and the national price for beans quickly doubled to...farmers into other bean varieties, such as pinto and black beans. "I think a lot...
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Beans: Versatile legume an alternative to meat
Newspaper article from: Maryland Gazette; 1/7/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the star of the show is a bean Southwestern bean gratin 1 15-ounce can kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 15...well. Sprinkle evenly over bean mixture in baking dish. Bake 30 minutes until beans are hot and topping is golden...
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Bean recipes: Senate Bean Soup, Burgundy Street Red Beans `n' Rice, Smoky Pork & Pinto-Bean Chili, Cuban Black Beans and Rice.(The Seattle Times)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/28/2002; 700+ words
; SENATE BEAN SOUP 6 servings 1 pound dried navy beans or other white beans...PORK & PINTO-BEAN CHILI 4 to 6 servings Beans: 1 cup dry pinto...minutes, until the beans are very tender...reserving 1 cup of the bean cooking liquid. 2...
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Bean Business in Twin Falls, Idaho, Could Use a Little Magic.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/15/2002; 700+ words
; ...facility can store a garden bean variety for snap beans, the "small yet mature...restaurants. Idaho dry beans dry on the vine In 2001, bean growers planted 15...plantings for all types of beans dipped precipitously. Idaho dry bean cash receipts from farm...
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Beans & greens. (cooking tips)(includes recipes)
Magazine article from: Restaurants & Institutions; 11/15/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...etc.). Until recently, beans found their way onto respectable menus only as navy bean soup and baked beans, and in a few ethnic and regional...French cassoulet, Cuban black-bean soup, Italian white beans, Mexican refried beans, chili...
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bean
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...blights, wilts, and bean anthracnose (a fungus). Types of Beans In general, beans are...the frijole. Other beans are the hyacinth bean or lablab ( Dolichos...sometimes considered beans. The sacred bean of India is the seed...
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Jelly Bean
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...able to sell jelly beans for particular holidays...the gourmet jelly bean was invented by the...the smaller jelly bean is touted as a low...treat because jelly beans contain little or...tablespoons of small jelly beans. Also, some manufacturers...slightly larger jelly bean for ...
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Bean, L. L.
Book article from: Leading American Businesses
...in the early 1890s. In 1898, Bean married Bertha Porter and worked...around northeastern Maine as Bean looked for steady work. The Beans eventually settled in Freeport...leather to the rubber for him, Bean decided to sell the boots through...
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Bean, Leon Leonwood
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
BEAN, LEON LEONWOOD Tired of returning from hunting...wet feet, Leon Leonwood ("L.L.") Bean (1872 – 1967) designed a new type...billion by the end of the twentieth century. Bean was born and brought up in rural Maine. Since...
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Leon Leonwood Bean
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Leon Leonwood Bean Think of the mail-order business and...quality, charm, and character of L.L. Bean, Inc. Renowned for its dedication to...experience and ideals of its founder, L.L. Bean (1872-1967). Leon Leonwood Bean was...
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