Bean (n.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos |
Bean (n.) The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans. |
Bean caper () A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus Zygophyllum. |
Bean trefoil () A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida). |
Bottle green () A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass. |
Brunswick green () An oxychloride of copper, used as a green pigment |
Buck bean () A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine |
Castor bean () The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.) |
Florida bean () The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens. See under Bean. |
Florida bean () One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens. |
Grass-green (a.) Green with grass. |
Grass-green (a.) Of the color of grass |
Green (superl.) Having the color of grass when fresh and growing |
Green (superl.) Having a sickly color |
Green (superl.) Full of life aud vigor |
Green (superl.) Not ripe |
Green (superl.) Not roasted |
Green (superl.) Immature in age or experience |
Green (superl.) Not seasoned |
Green (n.) The color of growing plants |
Green (n.) A grassy plain or plat |
Green (n.) Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants |
Green (n.) pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets, etc., which in their green state are boiled for food. |
Green (n.) Any substance or pigment of a green color. |
Green (v. t.) To make green. |
Green (v. i.) To become or grow green. |
Green-broom (n.) A plant of the genus Genista (G. tinctoria) |
Green-eyed (a.) Having green eyes. |
Green-eyed (a.) Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or distorts. |
Green-leek (n.) An Australian parrakeet (Polytelis Barrabandi) |
Green-stall (n.) A stall at which greens and fresh vegetables are exposed for sale. |
Ignatius bean () See Saint Ignatius's bean, under Saint. |
Kendal green () Alt. of Kendal |
Lincoln green () A color of cloth formerly made in Lincoln, England |
Mitter's green () A pigment of a green color, the chief constituent of which is oxide of chromium. |
Oyster-green (n.) A green membranous seaweed (Ulva) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, etc. |
Pichurim bean () The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree (Nectandra Puchury) of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of sassafras, -- sometimes used medicinally. Called also sassafras nut. |
Salad (n.) A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food |
Salad (n.) A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments |
Salt-green (a.) Sea-green in color. |
Scheele's green () See under Green. |
Sea bean () Same as Florida bean. |
Sea green () The green color of sea water. |
Sea-green (a.) Of a beautiful bluish green color, like sea water on soundings. |
Tonca bean () See Tonka bean. |
Tonka bean () The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean. |
Tonquin bean () See Tonka bean. |
cyanobacteria blue-green algae | predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll, occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats, important as phytoplankton |
yellow-green algae | any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment |
green algae chlorophyte | algae that are clear green in color, often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water |
green-tailed towhee Chlorura chlorura | towhee of the Rocky Mountains |
green frog spring frog Rana clamitans | similar to bullfrog, found in or near marshes and ponds, of United States and Canada |
Eurasian green toad Bufo viridis | Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring |
American green toad Bufo debilis | small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes |
green turtle Chelonia mydas | large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup |
green lizard Lacerta viridis | a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long |
green snake grass snake | either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in color |
smooth green snake Opheodrys vernalis | of western and central United States |
rough green snake Opheodrys aestivus | of southern and eastern United States |
green snake | any of numerous African colubrid snakes |
green mamba | green phase of the black mamba |
green peafowl Pavo muticus | peafowl of southeast Asia |
green woodpecker Picus viridis | woodpecker of Europe and western Asia |
greenwing green-winged teal Anas crecca | common teal of Eurasia and North America |
green gland | one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae |
lapwing green plover peewit pewit | large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs |
Mexican bean beetle bean beetle Epilachna varivestis | introduced into the United States from Mexico, feeds on the foliage of the bean plant |
green June beetle figeater | large greenish June beetle of southern United States |
bean weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus | larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans |
apple aphid green apple aphid Aphis pomi | bright green aphid, feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves |
blackfly bean aphid Aphis fabae | blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets |
green peach aphid | yellowish green aphid that is especially destructive to peaches |
green lacewing chrysopid stink fly | pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae |
green monkey African green monkey Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus | common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail |
Acapulco gold Mexican green | a particularly potent variety of marijuana |
farmer's market green market greenmarket | an open-air marketplace for farm products |
K jet super acid special K honey oil green cat valium super C | street names for ketamine |
pot grass green goddess dope weed gage sess sens smoke skunk locoweed Mary Jane | street names for marijuana |
salad bar | a bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste |
salad bowl | a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad |
salad fork | a fork intended for eating salads |
salad plate salad bowl | a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad |
soft soap green soap | a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils, used in certain skin diseases |
green greenness viridity | green color or pigment, resembling the color of growing grass |
sea green | the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea |
sage green | the color of sage leaves |
bottle green | dark to moderate or greyish green |
chrome green | a brilliant green color |
olive green olive-green | a color that is lighter and greener than olive |
yellow green yellowish green chartreuse Paris green pea green | a shade of green tinged with yellow |
bluish green blue green teal | a blue-green color or pigment, they painted it a light shade of bluish green |
jade green jade | a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green |
green thumb green fingers | a special ability to make plants grow |
attic bean bonce noodle noggin dome | informal terms for a human head |
word salad | jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia |
green light | permission to proceed with a project or to take action, the gave the green light for construction to begin |
green light go-ahead | a signal to proceed |