tonka bean vs bean

bean vs tonka bean

tonka bean and bean both are nouns.

tonka bean is not a verb while bean is a verb.

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

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

tonka bean: fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla
bean: any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans

tonka bean (noun)	bean (noun)
tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring	informal terms for a human head
fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla	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

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

Difference between tonka bean and bean

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