broad bean vs bean

bean vs broad bean

broad bean and bean both are nouns.

broad bean is not a verb while bean is a verb.

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

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

broad bean: seed of the broad-bean plant
bean: any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans

broad bean (noun)	bean (noun)
shell beans cooked as lima beans	informal terms for a human head
a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder	any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder	any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
seed of the broad-bean plant	any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans

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

Difference between broad bean and bean

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