bean tree
any of several trees bearing pods resembling those of a bean, as the catalpa and the carob tree.
the laburnum, Laburnum anagyroides.
Origin of bean tree
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How to use bean tree in a sentence
The most beautiful and valuable of the ornamental woods are red cedar, silky oak, bean-tree, and maple.
Our First Half-Century | Government of QueenslandIt is often called "The bean tree" because its fruit is like a long bean in form.
Woodcraft | Alan DouglasFor this purpose the coral bean-tree (Erythrina Corallodendrum) is chosen.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom | P. L. SimmondsAfter crossing the range, we found the bean-tree in blossom; it was magnificent.
Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart | John McDouall StuartWhen the fenessi were absent, the wood-bean tree flourished and kindly sprinkled the ground with its fruit.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria | Henry Morton Stanley
British Dictionary definitions for bean tree
any of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the catalpa and carob
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