BEAN

I. noun Etymology: Middle English bene, from Old English bēan; akin to Old High German bōna ~ Date: before 12th century 1. broad ~ , the seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna ) of the legume family other than the broad ~, a plant bearing ~s, an immature ~ pod used as a vegetable, 2. a valueless item, the least amount , any of various seeds or fruits that resemble ~s or ~ pods , 4. exuberance , nonsense , bunkum , head , brain , a protuberance on the upper mandible of waterfowl, II. transitive verb Date: 1910 to strike (a person) on the head with an object