bean vs shell bean

shell bean vs bean

bean and shell bean both are nouns.

bean is a verb but shell bean is not a verb.

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

As nouns, shell bean is a hyponym of bean; that is, shell bean is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bean:

bean: any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
shell bean: a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod

Other hyponyms of bean include bush bean, pole bean, shell bean plant.

bean (noun)	shell bean (noun)
informal terms for a human head	unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food	a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod
any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans

bean (verb)	shell bean (verb)
hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball

Difference between bean and shell bean

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