shell bean vs bean

bean vs shell bean

shell bean and bean both are nouns.

shell bean is not a verb while bean is a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of shell bean include bean plant.

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

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

Difference between shell bean and bean

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