n.
1.an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
2.the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a two-valved case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attached to one edge of the valves
3.the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
Idiom of the Day
put on one's thinking cap
to think hard and long about something
I will put on my thinking cap and try and decide what to do about the problem.