bean vs seed

bean and seed both are nouns.

bean and seed both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bean	Yes	No	Yes	No
seed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, seed is a hypernym of bean; that is, seed is a word with a broader meaning than bean:

bean: any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
seed: a small hard fruit

bean (noun)	seed (noun)
informal terms for a human head	the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food	anything that provides inspiration for later work
any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods	one of the outstanding players in a tournament
any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans	a small hard fruit
	a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

bean (verb)	seed (verb)
hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball	inoculate with microorganisms
	remove the seeds from
	sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
	distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
	go to seed; shed seeds
	place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
	bear seeds
	help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money

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