bean tree
noun
any of several trees bearing pods resembling those of a bean, as the catalpa and the carob tree.
the laburnum, Laburnum anagyroides.
Origin of bean tree
First recorded in 1610–20
Words nearby bean tree
bean pot,
bean shot,
bean sprout,
bean sprouts,
bean town,
bean tree,
bean weevil,
bean-counter,
beanbag,
beanbag gun,
beanery
Example sentences from the Web for bean tree
After crossing the range, we found the bean-tree in blossom; it was magnificent.
Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart |John McDouall StuartThe most beautiful and valuable of the ornamental woods are red cedar, silky oak, bean-tree, and maple.
Our First Half-Century |Government of Queensland
British Dictionary definitions for bean tree
bean tree
noun
any of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the catalpa and carob